desbarrancar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ barranco +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desbaranˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ba‧rran‧car

Verb

desbarrancar (first-person singular present desbarranco, first-person singular preterite desbarranqué, past participle desbarrancado)

  1. (transitive) to throw off a cliff
    Synonym: despeñar
    • 2015 November 6, “El sufrimiento del mate”, in El País:
      En 2013, tres adolescentes de 13, 14 y 17 años murieron al desbarrancar uno de esos vehículos y a partir de entonces la provincia compró autobuses para dárselos a los contratistas.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to crush

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