deslavar
Spanish, verb/deslaˈbaɾ/
deslavar is spelled D-E-S-L-A-V-A-R (8 letters). Deslavar is a Spanish verb meaning “to half-wash; give a quick wipedown” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Lavar algo de modo superficial, sin limpiarlo bien”.
What does deslavar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to half-wash; give a quick wipedown
- 2
to weaken
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Lavar algo de modo superficial, sin limpiarlo bien. 2. Quitar fuerza, viveza, interés, color, vigor o sustancia a algo. Hacerlo insulso o insípido.
verb: 1. Causar que la tierra se deslice o desmorone por acción del agua, en particular la de la lluvia o de una corriente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of deslavar
- deslavo first-person present singular
- deslavé first-person preterite singular
- deslavado participle past
- deslavando gerund
- deslavada feminine participle past
- deslavados masculine participle past
- deslavadas feminine participle past
- deslavas indicative informal present
- deslavás indicative informal present
- deslava indicative present singular
- deslavamos first-person indicative plural
- deslaváis indicative plural present
- deslavan indicative plural present
- deslavaba first-person imperfect indicative
- deslavabas imperfect indicative second-person
- deslavábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- deslavabais imperfect indicative plural
- deslavaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deslavar?
- /deslaˈbaɾ/
- [d̪es.laˈβ̞aɾ]
- [d̪eslaˈβ̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.