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escalonar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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From escaló +‎ -ar.

Verb

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escalonar (first-person singular present escalono, first-person singular preterite escaloní, past participle escalonat)(transitive)

  1. to terrace (cut into steps)
  2. to spread out, to place at intervals
    Synonyms: esglaonar, graduar
  3. (military) to echelon
  4. to stagger (space at out intervals of time)

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.ka.loˈna(ʁ)/ [is.ka.loˈna(h)], /es.ka.loˈna(ʁ)/ [es.ka.loˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.ka.loˈna(ɾ)/, /es.ka.loˈna(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.ka.loˈna(ʁ)/ [iʃ.ka.loˈna(χ)], /eʃ.ka.loˈna(ʁ)/ [eʃ.ka.loˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.ka.loˈna(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧lo‧nar

Verb

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escalonar (first-person singular present escalono, first-person singular preterite escalonei, past participle escalonado)

  1. to echelon (to form troops into an echelon)
  2. to separate items into categories

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From escalón +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eskaloˈnaɾ/ [es.ka.loˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧lo‧nar

Verb

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escalonar (first-person singular present escalono, first-person singular preterite escaloné, past participle escalonado)

  1. to alternate between; to stagger
  2. to add steps or stairs (to a structure)

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