acantilado

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Galician

Participle

acantilado (feminine acantilada, masculine plural acantilados, feminine plural acantiladas)

  1. past participle of acantilar

Spanish

Etymology

Past participle of acantilar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akantiˈlado/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: a‧can‧ti‧la‧do

Adjective

acantilado (feminine acantilada, masculine plural acantilados, feminine plural acantiladas)

  1. steep, sheer
    Synonyms: escarpado, inclinado, empinado

Noun

acantilado m (plural acantilados)

  1. cliff
    Synonyms: precipicio, risco, despeñadero
    • 2021 September 8, María R. Sahuquillo, “Muere el ministro de Emergencias de Rusia al caer por un acantilado durante la filmación de unas maniobras en el Ártico”, in El País:
      Zinichev, de 55 años, ha caído por un acantilado al tratar de sujetar al director y guionista ruso Alexander Melnik, que resbaló y que también ha fallecido, según ha informado la agencia estatal TASS.
      Zinichev, 55, has fallen off a cliff while trying to hold the Russian director and screenwriter Alexander Melnik, who slipped and who has also died, according to the TASS state agency.

Participle

acantilado (feminine acantilada, masculine plural acantilados, feminine plural acantiladas)

  1. past participle of acantilar

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