escalonar

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Etymology

From escaló +‎ -ar.

Verb

escalonar (first-person singular present escalono, first-person singular preterite escaloní, past participle escalonat)(transitive)

  1. to terrace (cut into steps)
  2. to spread out, to place at intervals
    Synonyms: esglaonar, graduar
  3. (military) to echelon
  4. to stagger (space at out intervals of time)

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧ca‧lo‧nar

Verb

escalonar (first-person singular present escalono, first-person singular preterite escalonei, past participle escalonado)

  1. to echelon (to form troops into an echelon)
  2. to separate items into categories

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From escalón +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskaloˈnaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧lo‧nar

Verb

escalonar (first-person singular present escalono, first-person singular preterite escaloné, past participle escalonado)

  1. to alternate between; to stagger
  2. to add steps or stairs (to a structure)

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