Portuguese

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

• (to cause to shake): abalar, balançar, chacoalhar, sacudir
• (to tremble): tremer
• (to terrify): amedrontar, apavorar, aterrorizar

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

• estremecedor
• estremecimiento