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

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

Verb

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
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Synonyms

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

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Spanish

Etymology

ex- (“out of”) +‎ tremiscere (“to start shaking”), from Latin tremō, whence English tremble and tremor.

Verb

1. to shake, make tremble, make shudder
2. to thrill
3. (reflexive) to shudder, to flinch

Derived terms

• estremecedor
• estremecimiento
• estremezón (“shake; shiver, shivering”) (Colombia, Venezuela); ("tremor") (Andalusia, Caribbean)

Related terms

• tremor
• trémulo
• temblor