descolgar

From des- +‎ colgar.

descolgar (first-person singular present descolgo, first-person singular preterite descolguí, past participle descolgat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. to uncover

   Synonyms: destapar, descobrir

   • 2021, Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson i els déus de l'Olimp:

     Ens vam quedar mirant el porc senglar, que s'esforçava a descolgar-se de sota la neu.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to dig up, unearth

   Synonym: desenterrar

From des- +‎ colgar.

• IPA^(key): /deskolˈɡaɾ/ [d̪es.kolˈɣ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: des‧col‧gar

descolgar (first-person singular present descuelgo, first-person singular preterite descolgué, past participle descolgado)

1. (transitive) to unhang, let down, lower, take down
2. (transitive) to pick up (a telephone receiver)
3. (reflexive, sports) to fall behind (in a race)
4. (reflexive, colloquial) to show up, do or say something out of the blue

• “descolgar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024