Polyglot Dictionary

desatar

/dezaˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
desato
preterite (eu)
desatei
past participle
desatado

Meaning

  1. to untie

    • Desatou o nó.

      He untied the knot.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

desamarrar

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 desatar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches desatar?

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