Polyglot Dictionary

destornillar

/destoɾniˈʝaɾ/

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)
destornillo
preterite (yo)
destornillé
past participle
destornillado

Meaning

  1. to unscrew

    • Destornilló la tapa.

      He unscrewed the cover.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

abschrauben

abschrauben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to unscrew."

German

aufschrauben

aufschrauben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to unscrew."

French

dévisser

dévisser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to unscrew."

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