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desescalar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ escalar.

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desescalar (first-person singular present desescalo, first-person singular preterite desescalí, past participle desescalat)

  1. (transitive) to descend
    • 1986, Alexandre Marcet, Catalans als 8.000...:
      A la darrera, no disposant de cap altra peça per a continuar baixant, de les dues cordes en fan una, unint-les pels extrems, i, malgrat els seus 160 metres, encara els toca desescalar a mà el tram que mancava fins a la rimaia.
      At the back, not having available any other part with which to continue descending, I made the two ropes into one, joining them by their ends, and, despite being 160 meters, they still reached to descend by hand the missing section to the randkluft.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ escalar.

Verb

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desescalar (first-person singular present desescalo, first-person singular preterite desescalei, past participle desescalado)

  1. to de-escalate

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ escalar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /deseskaˈlaɾ/ [d̪e.ses.kaˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧ses‧ca‧lar

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desescalar (first-person singular present desescalo, first-person singular preterite desescalé, past participle desescalado)

  1. to de-escalate

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