Polyglot Dictionary

descabalgar

/deskaβalˈɣaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
descabalgo
preterite (yo)
descabalgué
past participle
descabalgado

Meaning

  1. to dismount

    • Descabalgó del caballo.

      He dismounted from the horse.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

apear

descabalgar specifically means to dismount from a horse; apear is more general, dismounting from any vehicle or helping someone down.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

apear

apear is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dismount."

Practice

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