esbrossar

Catalan

Etymology

From es- +‎ brossa (“brush, deadwood”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əz.bɾuˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əz.bɾoˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.bɾoˈsaɾ]

Verb

esbrossar (first-person singular present esbrosso, first-person singular preterite esbrossí, past participle esbrossat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to clear (of brush, etc.)

   Va començar d'esbrossar la lloma on havien d'assentar la barraca.

   He began to clear the ridge where they had to establish the cabin.

2. (figurative, transitive) to clear (of obstacles)

   La nostra reflexió intenta esbrossar una sortida d'aquesta crisi.

   Our reflection tries to clear an exit from this crisis.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esbrossar (first conjugation)

infinitive			esbrossar
gerund			esbrossant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esbrossat		esbrossada
		plural		esbrossats		esbrossades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esbrosso	esbrosses	esbrossa	esbrossem	esbrosseu	esbrossen
	imperfect	esbrossava	esbrossaves	esbrossava	esbrossàvem	esbrossàveu	esbrossaven
	future	esbrossaré	esbrossaràs	esbrossarà	esbrossarem	esbrossareu	esbrossaran
	preterite	esbrossí	esbrossares	esbrossà	esbrossàrem	esbrossàreu	esbrossaren
	conditional	esbrossaria	esbrossaries	esbrossaria	esbrossaríem	esbrossaríeu	esbrossarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esbrossi	esbrossis	esbrossi	esbrossem	esbrosseu	esbrossin
	imperfect	esbrossés	esbrossessis	esbrossés	esbrosséssim	esbrosséssiu	esbrossessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esbrossa	esbrossi	esbrossem	esbrosseu	esbrossin
	negative (no)	—	no esbrossis	no esbrossi	no esbrossem	no esbrosseu	no esbrossin

Synonyms

• desbrossar

Further reading

• “esbrossar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.