ascenso
Latin edit
Participle edit
ascēnsō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: as‧cen‧so
Noun edit
ascenso m (plural ascensos)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /asˈθenso/ [asˈθẽn.so]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aˈsenso/ [aˈsẽn.so]
- Rhymes: -enso
- Syllabification: as‧cen‧so
Noun edit
ascenso m (plural ascensos)
- ascent
- Antonym: descenso
- rise
- Synonym: subida
- promotion (in particular, a work promotion)
- Antonym: degradación
Usage notes edit
- ascenso in the sense of "promotion" only refers to a job promotion. For "promotion" in the sense of advancement or encouragement of progress and growth, use English cognate promoción.
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ascenso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014