desabrochar

/dezabɾoˈʃaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (eu)
desabrocho
preterite (eu)
desabrochei
past participle
desabrochado

Meaning

  1. to bloom

    • A rosa desabrochou.

      The rose bloomed.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

florescer

desabrochar is more about the specific moment of blossoming or budding open; florescer is more general or prolonged flourishing, which can be figurative, like a career flourishing — both mean "to bloom."

Similar in other languages

German

blühen

blühen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to bloom."

Spanish

florecer

florecer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to bloom."

Practice

1 What does desabrochar mean?

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