Polyglot Dictionary

explanar

/eksplaˈnaɾ/

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)
explano
preterite (yo)
explané
past participle
explanado

Meaning

  1. to level

    • Explanaron el terreno.

      They levelled the ground.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

nivelar

explanar and nivelar are close synonyms for "to level," ground or terrain; explanar leans toward leveling or grading land for construction.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

nivelar

nivelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to level."

Practice

1 What does explanar mean?

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