desmanchar

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old French desmancher (to remove a tool’s handle), from des- (un-; dis-) + manche (handle) + -ar. Cognate with French démancher.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [dez.mɐ̃ˈʃa(h)], /d͡ʒiz.mɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiz.mɐ̃ˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.mɐ̃ˈʃa(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒiz.mɐ̃ˈʃa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.mɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.mɐ̃ˈʃa(χ)], /d͡ʒiʒ.mɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʒ.mɐ̃ˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.mɐ̃ˈʃa(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: des‧man‧char

Verb[edit]

desmanchar (first-person singular present desmancho, first-person singular preterite desmanchei, past participle desmanchado)

  1. to disassemble (to undo something piece by piece)
    Synonym: desmontar
    Desmancharam o carro para reutilizar as peças.
    They disassembled the car to reuse the parts.
  2. to unmake; to destroy
    Synonym: desfazer
    O vento desmanchou seu penteado.
    The wind unmade her hairdo.
    Suas mentiras desmancharam seu casamento.
    His lies destroyed his marriage.

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