desamarrar

/dezamaˈxaɾ/

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)
desamarro
preterite (eu)
desamarrei
past participle
desamarrado

Meaning

  1. to untie

    • Desamarrou o barco.

      He untied the boat.

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

desatar

desamarrar and desatar are close synonyms for "to untie," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

aufbinden

aufbinden is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to untie."

Spanish

desamarrar

desamarrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to untie."

Practice

1 What does desamarrar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches desamarrar?

verb

Last updated