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Etymology

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From des- +‎ florestar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.flo.ɾesˈta(ʁ)/ [des.flo.ɾesˈta(h)], /d͡ʒis.flo.ɾesˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.flo.ɾesˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.flo.ɾesˈta(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.flo.ɾesˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.flo.ɾeʃˈta(ʁ)/ [deʃ.flo.ɾeʃˈta(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.flo.ɾeʃˈta(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.flo.ɾeʃˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.flo.ɾesˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.flu.ɾɨʃˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.flu.ɾɨʃˈta.ɾi/

Verb

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desflorestar (first-person singular present desfloresto, first-person singular preterite desflorestei, past participle desflorestado)

  1. to clear (to fell all trees of a forest)
    Synonym: desmatar

Conjugation

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