enroscar

Portuguese

Verb

enroscar (first-person singular present enrosco, first-person singular preterite enrosquei, past participle enroscado)

  1. to coil up
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      Enroscado sobre si mesmo, como se tivesse querido proteger o derradeiro calor do ventre, não se moveu apesar da chuva que começara a cair mais grossa.
      Coiled up around himself, as if he had wanted to protect the last warmth of his belly, he did not move despite the rain, which had started falling more heavily.

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From en- + rosca + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enrosˈkaɾ/ [ẽn.rosˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ros‧car

Verb

enroscar (first-person singular present enrosco, first-person singular preterite enrosqué, past participle enroscado)

  1. to screw in
    Antonym: desenroscar
  2. to coil; to coil up
    Antonym: desenroscar

Conjugation

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