desencalhar
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From des- + encalhar. Related to the informal sense of encalhado.
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽ.kaˈʎa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zĩ.kaˈʎa(h)], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zẽ.kaˈʎa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.kaˈʎa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.kaˈʎa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.kaˈʎa(ɾ)/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.kaˈʎa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.kaˈʎa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽ.kaˈʎa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zĩ.kaˈʎa(χ)], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zẽ.kaˈʎa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.kaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.kaˈʎa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.kaˈʎa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.kaˈʎa(ɻ)/
Verb edit
desencalhar (first-person singular present desencalho, first-person singular preterite desencalhei, past participle desencalhado)
- (transitive, nautical, of a vessel) to stop being stranded
- (intransitive, informal, of a person) to stop being single, to engage in a relationship
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of desencalhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.