esbrossar
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From es- + brossa (“brush, deadwood”) + -ar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
esbrossar (first-person singular present esbrosso, first-person singular preterite esbrossí, past participle esbrossat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive) to clear (of brush, etc.)
- Va començar d'esbrossar la lloma on havien d'assentar la barraca.
- He began to clear the ridge where they had to establish the cabin.
- (figurative, transitive) to clear (of obstacles)
- La nostra reflexió intenta esbrossar una sortida d'aquesta crisi.
- Our reflection tries to clear an exit from this crisis.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of esbrossar (first conjugation)
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “esbrossar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.