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sapear

Portuguese, verb/sa.peˈa(ʁ)/

sapear is spelled S-A-P-E-A-R (6 letters). Sapear is a Portuguese verb meaning “to spy; to observe while concealed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sapear mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    Brazilslangto spy; to observe while concealed

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of sapear

  • sapeio first-person present singular
  • sapeei first-person preterite singular
  • sapeado participle past
  • sapeares infinitive second-person singular
  • sapearmos first-person infinitive plural
  • sapeardes infinitive plural second-person
  • sapearem infinitive plural third-person
  • sapeando gerund
  • sapeados masculine participle past
  • sapeada feminine participle past
  • sapeadas feminine participle past
  • sapeias indicative present second-person
  • sapeia indicative present singular
  • sapeamos first-person indicative plural
  • sapeais indicative plural present
  • sapeiam indicative plural present
  • sapeava first-person imperfect indicative
  • sapeavas imperfect indicative second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sapear?

  • Brazil /sa.peˈa(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [sa.peˈa(h)]
  • /sa.peˈa(ɾ)/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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