Spanish Conversation · Level 42
75 words
Spanish word
desmantelamiento
Pronunciation
IPA/desmantelaˈmjento/
Meaning
- masculine noundismantling
Example
El desmantelamiento del puente empezó ayer.
The dismantling of the bridge began yesterday.
More examples
El desmantelamiento de un programa público afectó a muchos usuarios.
The dismantling of a public program affected many users.
Core concept
A deliberate takedown of an institution, network, or physical structure that leaves it unable to operate.
Common phrases
desmantelamiento de un programa
dismantling of a program
desmantelamiento de un servicio
dismantling of a service
Similar words
desmontaje: Takes a machine or structure apart piece by piece, removing each component.
desarticulación: Severs links within a group or network so it cannot coordinate or act together.
demolición: Tears down a building or structure, reducing it to rubble or debris.
desarme: Removes weapons or military equipment to strip a force of fighting capability.
Definition in Spanish
Acción de desmontar una estructura, institución o red, en sentido físico o figurado, para dejarla sin funcionamiento.
Word origin
The Spanish noun comes from desmantelar (itself from French démanteler, ultimately from mantel 'cover') plus the nominalizer -miento, and it evokes stripping away what lets something function.
Usage tips
- Writers use desmantelamiento for both literal and figurative takedowns, so speakers in conversation often add a phrase like 'de la red' or 'de la fábrica' to avoid ambiguity.
Other meanings
- decommissioningnoun
- takedownnoun
Opposites
- instalacióninstallationnoun
- construcciónconstructionnoun
Related words
- desmantelardismantleverb
- desmanteladodismantledadjective