Portuguese

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ embrulhar.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(h)], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(ɾ)/, (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [de.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(χ)], (careful pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /d͡ʒi.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒi.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /de.zẽ.bɾuˈʎa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /de.zĩ.bɾuˈʎa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧sem‧bru‧lhar

Verb

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desembrulhar (first-person singular present desembrulho, first-person singular preterite desembrulhei, past participle desembrulhado)

  1. to unwrap
    Synonyms: desembalar, desempacotar
    Antonyms: embrulhar, empacotar
  2. (by extension) to sort out, to unravel
    Synonyms: resolver, esclarecer

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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