descansar

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Asturian

Verb

descansar (first-person singular indicative present descanso, past participle descansáu)

  1. (intransitive) to rest (intransitive: take repose)

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Catalan

Etymology

From des- (de-) +‎ cansar (to tire).

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Verb

descansar (first-person singular present descanso, first-person singular preterite descansí, past participle descansat)

  1. to rest

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Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ cansar, literally de-tire.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧can‧sar

Verb

descansar (first-person singular present descanso, first-person singular preterite descansei, past participle descansado)

  1. to rest
    Synonym: folgar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ cansar, literally de-tire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deskanˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧can‧sar

Verb

descansar (first-person singular present descanso, first-person singular preterite descansé, past participle descansado)

  1. (intransitive) to rest, relax (be in a state of rest or inactivity)
  2. (intransitive, also figurative) to sit, to rest
    • 2020 July 10, “Iglesias cree que “el debate sobre la utilidad de la Monarquía” crece pero ve difícil cambios a corto plazo”, in El País:
      El vicepresidente segundo, Pablo Iglesias, ha asegurado este viernes que no se pueden desvincular los delitos de Juan Carlos I de su condición de rey y que la legitimidad de Felipe VI “descansa precisamente” en que es hijo del exmonarca.
      The second vice-president, Pablo Iglesias, assured this Friday that the crimes of Juan Carlos I cannot be disassociated from his status as king and that the legitimacy of Felipe VI "rests precisely" on the fact that he is the son of the former monarch.
  3. (transitive) to rest (put into a state of rest)

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