encravar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ cravo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɾaˈva(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɾaˈva(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɾaˈva(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɾaˈva(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɾaˈva(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɾaˈva(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɾaˈva(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɾaˈva(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɾɐˈvaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɾɐˈvaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɾɐˈbaɾ/ [ẽ.kɾɐˈβaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.kɾɐˈva.ɾi/

Verb

encravar (first-person singular present encravo, first-person singular preterite encravei, past participle encravado)

1. (transitive) to stick into (to push something pointy into something such that it becomes stuck)

   Synonyms: cravar, fincar

2. (transitive) to nail; to nail down (to attach something with nails)

   Synonym: pregar

3. (transitive) to encrust (to inset gems or similar into an object)

   Synonym: incrustar

4. (intransitive, of a toenail or hair) to become ingrown

Conjugation

    Conjugation of encravar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	encravar
Personal	encravar	encravares	encravar	encravarmos	encravardes	encravarem
Gerund
	encravando
Past participle
Masculine	encravado			encravados
Feminine	encravada			encravadas
Indicative
Present	encravo	encravas	encrava	encravamos	encravais	encravam
Imperfect	encravava	encravavas	encravava	encravávamos	encraváveis	encravavam
Preterite	encravei	encravaste	encravou	encravamos1, encravámos2	encravastes	encravaram
Pluperfect	encravara	encravaras	encravara	encraváramos	encraváreis	encravaram
Future	encravarei	encravarás	encravará	encravaremos	encravareis	encravarão
Conditional	encravaria	encravarias	encravaria	encravaríamos	encravaríeis	encravariam
Subjunctive
Present	encrave	encraves	encrave	encravemos	encraveis	encravem
Imperfect	encravasse	encravasses	encravasse	encravássemos	encravásseis	encravassem
Future	encravar	encravares	encravar	encravarmos	encravardes	encravarem
Imperative
Affirmative		encrava	encrave	encravemos	encravai	encravem
Negative (não)		não encraves	não encrave	não encravemos	não encraveis	não encravem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• cravo
• encravado