encostar

Meaning

  1. to support (physically)
  2. to touch
  3. (transitive) to close (a door) without locking it
  4. to scrounge off someone

Concepts

lean
stand
buttress
bolster
support
sustain
touch
underpin
prop
rest
back
🔙
pull over
pull in
push
put
reach

rest on

second
2nd
standby
stand up
uphold

place upright

adjoin
contact
countenance
draw up
espouse

extend to

lean against

lean on
maintain
meet
press
Synonyms

levantar
B1
reclinar
apoiar
B2
erguer
C2
arrimar

sustenar

tocar
A2
alcançar
B2

estender-se

amparar
chegar
A1
escorar
suportar
B2
Translations

anlehnen
appuyer
ondersteunen
stutten
steunen
schragen
accoter
stellen
hinstellen
stemmen
confrontar

aufstützen

lehnen
واجه
recolzar
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ẽ.kosˈta(ʁ)/

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