Desembarcar (en. Land)

/des.em.barˈkar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish
verb
English: To take people or things off a ship or water transportation.
English: Tourists began to disembark from the cruise upon arriving at the port.
Los turistas comenzaron a desembarcar del crucero al llegar al puerto.
English: To descend from a plane or ship.
English: After a long flight, we finally disembarked at the airport.
Después de un largo vuelo, finalmente desembarcamos en el aeropuerto.
English: To appear on firm ground after a sea journey.
English: The crew disembarked on the coast after the voyage.
La tripulación desembarcó en la costa después de la travesía.

Etymology

English: From the prefix 'des-' indicating reverse motion and 'embark' which comes from the Latin 'imbarcāre'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

English: disembark on land
English: Arrive at a shore after a sea journey.
desembarcar en tierra
English: disembark in a hurry
English: Quickly remove people from a means of transportation.
desembarcar a prisa
English: disembark goods
English: Remove products that arrive by ship or plane.
desembarcar mercancías

Related Words

English: embark
English: To introduce people or goods onto a ship or means of transportation.
embarcar
English: ship
English: Navigation vessel used for transport over water.
barco
English: port
English: Place where ships dock to load and unload.
puerto

Slang Meanings

English: To disembark in a hurry
English: I got off the plane and disembarked hurriedly to avoid missing the connection.
Salí del avión y desembarqué con prisa para no perder la conexión.
English: To disembark recklessly
English: At the port, everyone disembarked recklessly to enjoy their vacation.
En el puerto, todos desembarcaron a lo loco para disfrutar de las vacaciones.