desgaste

See also: desgasté

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈɡas.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒizˈɡas.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʒˈɡaʃ.t͡ʃi/, /d͡ʒiʒˈɡaʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /dezˈɡas.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʒˈɡaʃ.tɨ/ [dɨʒˈɣaʃ.tɨ]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desgastar.

Noun

desgaste m (plural desgastes)

wear, wear and tear
(literally or figuratively) attrition, abrasion, chafe
(figuratively) tiredness, exhaustion

Verb

desgaste

inflection of desgastar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desˈɡaste/ [d̪ezˈɣ̞as.t̪e]
Rhymes: -aste
Syllabification: des‧gas‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from desgastar.

Noun

desgaste m (plural desgastes)

wear, wear and tear
(literally or figuratively) attrition, erosion, abrasion, weathering
burnout, exhaustion
Synonyms: agotamiento, queme

Derived terms

guerra de desgaste (“war of attrition”)

Verb

desgaste

inflection of desgastar:
1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

“desgaste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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