clavar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to nail
2. (transitive) to pin
3. (transitive) to attach, stick

Concepts

nail

pin

hammer

🔨

concentrate

drive

focus

hammer in

pore

ram down

rivet

stick

beat in

drill in

center

centre

Synonyms

aixafar

enganxar

ficar

fixar

centrar

martellejar

🔨

amartellar

concentrar-se en

estar concentrat en

Translations

clavar

clouer

pregar

καρφώνω

fijar

fincar

clauar

nageln

حشد

لفت الانتباه

تجمع

ركّز

أصبح أشد قوة

تبأر

وسط

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kləˈβa]

Etymology

Cognate with Occitan: clavar

Cognate with Spanish: clavar

Cognate with Portuguese: cravar

Cognate with French: clouer

Cognate with Italian: chiavare

Inherited from Latin: clāvus

In summary

Inherited from Late Latin clāvāre (compare Occitan clavar, Spanish clavar, Portuguese cravar, French clouer, Italian chiavare), from Latin clāvus. Equivalent to, but not synchronically derivable from, clau (“[a] nail”) + -ar.