deslanchar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French déclancher.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /dez.lɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [dez.lɐ̃ˈʃa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /dez.lɐ̃ˈʃa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʒ.lɐ̃ˈʃa(ʁ)/ [deʒ.lɐ̃ˈʃa(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /dez.lɐ̃ˈʃa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.lɐ̃ˈʃaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.lɐ̃ˈt͡ʃaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʒ.lɐ̃ˈʃa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: lan‧char

Verb

deslanchar (first-person singular present deslancho, first-person singular preterite deslanchei, past participle deslanchado)

  1. (intransitive) to take off
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to pick up; to gain momentum
    Depois de tanto esforço, a minha carreira finalmente deslanchou.
    After so much struggle, my career has finally taken off.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • deslanchar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
  • deslanchar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026