Polyglot Dictionary

destrinchar

/dʒistɾĩˈʃaɾ/

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

Forms

present (eu)
destrincho
preterite (eu)
destrinchei
past participle
destrinchado

Meaning

  1. to dissect

    • Destrinchou o problema.

      He broke the problem down.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

dissecar

destrinchar is more figurative, to dissect or analyze a topic in detail, breaking it down; dissecar is more literal, like dissecting an animal, biological.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

disecar

disecar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dissect."

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