Polyglot Dictionary

desembocar

/dezẽboˈkaɾ/

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)
desemboco
preterite (eu)
desemboquei
past participle
desembocado

Meaning

  1. to flow out

    • A rua desemboca na praça.

      The street leads into the square.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fluir

desembocar specifically means to flow out or empty into, like a river's mouth reaching the sea; fluir is a more general flow.

Practice

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