desatascar

/desatasˈkaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
desatasco
preterite (yo)
desatasqué
past participle
desatascado

Meaning

  1. to unblock

    • Desatascó el fregadero.

      He unblocked the sink.

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

desbloquear

desbloquear is more general, like unblocking a phone or a process; desatascar is more literal, like unclogging a pipe or drain.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

desbloquear

desbloquear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to unblock."

Practice

1 What does desatascar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches desatascar?

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