desamarrar

/desamaˈraɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
desamarro
preterite (yo)
desamarré
past participle
desamarrado

Meaning

  1. to untie

    • Desamarró el bote.

      He untied the boat.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

desenlazar

desamarrar and desenlazar are close synonyms for "to untie"; desenlazar also separately means "to resolve," like a story's denouement.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desamarrar

desamarrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to untie."

Portuguese

desatar

desatar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to untie."

Practice

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