escalar

/eskaˈlaɾ/

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)
escalo
preterite (yo)
escalé
past participle
escalado

Meaning

  1. to climb

    • Escalamos la montaña.

      We climbed the mountain.

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

trepar

trepar is more about physically climbing or scrambling up something using hands and feet, like climbing a tree; escalar is more formal or technical, like mountain climbing, or figuratively climbing the corporate ladder.

subir

subir is the general, everyday word "to go up, climb," like stairs or a hill; escalar implies technical, strenuous climbing, like mountains or cliffs.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

trepar

trepar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to climb."

Practice

1 What does escalar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches escalar?

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