Polyglot Dictionary

descansar

/deskɐ̃ˈsaɾ/

verb A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
descanso
preterite (eu)
descansei
past participle
descansado

Meaning

  1. to rest

    • Preciso descansar.

      I need to rest.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

repousar

repousar is more formal or literary, to repose; descansar is the everyday word — both mean "to rest."

Similar in other languages

French

se reposer

se reposer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to rest."

Practice

1 What does descansar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Preciso ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches descansar?

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