transgredir
Portuguese, verb/tɾɐ̃z.ɡɾeˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/
transgredir is spelled T-R-A-N-S-G-R-E-D-I-R (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese, the 70,152nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transgredir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to transgress (to act in violation of some law or rule)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ir além de; atravessar”.
What does transgredir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to transgress (to act in violation of some law or rule)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ir além de; atravessar 2. deixar de observar, de respeitar (preceito ou lei); infringir: 3. deixar de cumprir; postergar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transgredir
- transgrido first-person present singular
- transgride present singular third-person
- transgredi first-person preterite singular
- transgredido participle past
- transgredires infinitive second-person singular
- transgredirmos first-person infinitive plural
- transgredirdes infinitive plural second-person
- transgredirem infinitive plural third-person
- transgredindo gerund
- transgredidos masculine participle past
- transgredida feminine participle past
- transgredidas feminine participle past
- transgrides indicative present second-person
- transgredimos first-person indicative plural
- transgredis indicative plural present
- transgridem indicative plural present
- transgredia first-person imperfect indicative
- transgredias imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transgredir?
- Brazil /tɾɐ̃z.ɡɾeˈd͡ʒi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [tɾɐ̃z.ɡɾeˈd͡ʒi(h)]
- /tɾɐ̃z.ɡɾeˈd͡ʒi(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transgredir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transgredir in Portuguese?
transgredir appears about once in every 5 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).