desembalar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From des- +‎ embalar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.baˈla(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.baˈla(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.baˈla(ɾ)/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.baˈla(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.baˈla(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.baˈla(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.baˈla(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.baˈla(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.baˈla(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧sem‧ba‧lar

Verb

desembalar (first-person singular present desembalo, first-person singular preterite desembalei, past participle desembalado)

  1. to unwrap
    Synonym: desembrulhar

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

desembalar (first-person singular present desembalo, first-person singular preterite desembalé, past participle desembalado)

  1. to unpack
    Synonyms: desempaquetar, desempacar
    • 2015 October 15, “El eterno femenino de Fernando Vicente”, in El País:
      En La Fiambrera llevan trabajando ya varios meses pero está todo como sin desembalar, con un aire extravagantemente nuevo que produce la impresión, falsa pero agradecida, de que la obra de Fernando Vicente son los primeros muebles.
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  2. to open, to unwrap
    Synonyms: desenvolver, (Something wrapped) abrir

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