Spanish Conversation · Level 118
59 words
Spanish word
aterrizar
Pronunciation
IPA/ateriˈθaɾ/
Meaning
- verbland
Example
¿Cuándo va a aterrizar?
When is it going to land?
More examples
El avión va a aterrizar en media hora.
The plane is going to land in half an hour.
Core concept
A plane settling onto the runway after descent.
Common phrases
aterrizar en
land in
aterrizar de emergencia
make an emergency landing
Similar words
llegar: Reaches a destination or scheduled endpoint after travel.
bajar: Gets off a vehicle or steps down from a mode of transport.
descender: Loses altitude or moves to a lower position.
despegar: Leaves the ground and rises into the air at the start of a flight.
Definition in Spanish
Pasar del aire al suelo al finalizar un vuelo o descenso; se usa tanto para la acción misma como para indicar que alguien hace que eso ocurra.
Word origin
The verb is derived from tierra with prefix a- and suffix -izar and originally expressed movement toward the ground or causing that movement.
Usage tips
- No written accent appears on aterrizar and the stress falls on the final syllable, matching regular infinitive pronunciation.
Opposites
- despegartake offverb
Related words
- aterrizajelandingnoun
- aterrizadolandedadjective