estremecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From es- + Latin tremēscō (I begin to tremble, shake), from tremō (I shake, tremble) + -ēscō, from Proto-Indo-European *trem- (tremble).

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /es.ˌtɾe.me.ˈse(ɾ)/, /is-/, /-(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ˌtɾe.me.ˈse(ɾ)/, /is-/, /-(ɻ)/

Verb

estremecer (first-person singular present indicative estremeço, past participle estremecido)

  1. to cause to shake
    O terramoto estremeceu o prédio.
    The earthquake shook the building.
  2. to shake; to tremble
    O prédio estremeceu devido ao terramoto.
    The building shook due to the earthquake.
  3. to shiver
    Estremeciamos no frio.
    We were shivering in the cold.
  4. to terrify; to send shivers down someone's spine
  5. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of estremecer
  6. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of estremecer
  7. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of estremecer
  8. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of estremecer

Conjugation

Synonyms


Spanish

Verb

estremecer (first-person singular present estremezco, first-person singular preterite estremecí, past participle estremecido)

  1. to shake, make tremble, make shudder
  2. to thrill

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.

    Derived terms

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