desmanchar
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old French desmancher (“to remove a tool’s handle”), from des- (“un-; dis-”) + manche (“handle”) + -er.
Pronunciation
- (Paulista) IPA(key): /dez.mɐ̃.ˈʃa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz-/, /-(ɹ)/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mɐ̃.ˈʃa(ɾ)/, /-(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.mɐ̃.ˈʃaɾ/
- Hyphenation: des‧man‧char
Verb
desmanchar (first-person singular present indicative desmancho, past participle desmanchado)
- to disassemble (to undo something piece by piece)
- Desmancharam o carro para reutilizar as peças.
- They disassembled the car to reuse the parts.
- to unmake; to destroy
- O vento desmanchou seu penteado.
- The wind unmade her hairdo.
- Suas mentiras desmancharam seu casamento.
- His lies destroyed his marriage.
Conjugation
Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb desmanchar
Derived terms
- desmancha-dúvidas
- desmancha-prazeres
- desmancha-samba
Related terms
- desmancha
- desmanchadamente
- desmanchadeira
- desmanchadela
- desmanchado
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