desmontar

/dʒizmõˈtaɾ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
desmonto
preterite (eu)
desmontei
past participle
desmontado

Meaning

  1. to dismantle

    • Desmontou a mesa.

      He dismantled the table.

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

desarticular

desarticular is more about disjointing or formally disassembling connected parts; desmontar is more general or mechanical disassembly — both mean "to dismantle."

desmantelar

desmantelar and desmontar are close synonyms for "to dismantle"; desmantelar is more about dismantling an organization or operation, desmontar more physical or mechanical.

Similar in other languages

German

abmontieren

abmontieren is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to dismantle."

Spanish

desarticular

desarticular is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dismantle."

Practice

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