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Etymology
From des- + escalar.
Verb
desescalar (first-person singular present desescalo, first-person singular preterite desescalí, past participle desescalat)
- (transitive) to descend
1986, Alexandre Marcet, Catalans als 8.000...:A la darrera, no disposant de cap altra peça per a continuar baixant, de les dues cordes en fan una, unint-les pels extrems, i, malgrat els seus 160 metres, encara els toca desescalar a mà el tram que mancava fins a la rimaia.- At the back, not having available any other part with which to continue descending, I made the two ropes into one, joining them by their ends, and, despite being 160 meters, they still reached to descend by hand the missing section to the randkluft.
Conjugation
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Portuguese
Etymology
From des- + escalar.
Verb
desescalar (first-person singular present desescalo, first-person singular preterite desescalei, past participle desescalado)
- to de-escalate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From des- + escalar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deseskaˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧ses‧ca‧lar
Verb
desescalar (first-person singular present desescalo, first-person singular preterite desescalé, past participle desescalado)
- to de-escalate
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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