el
masculine
/desaˈroʎo/
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Translation
development, growth
Word origin
From the verb desarrollar ('to unroll, to develop'), from des ('un-') plus arrollar ('to roll up'), based on rollo ('roll'), from Latin rotulus. To develop is to unroll what was folded up.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- rotulus
- English cognates
- roll, rotund
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldesarrollos
Examples
.
The development of the city has been very fast.
invierte .
The company invests a lot in the development of new products.
buen .
A child's development depends on a good environment.
.
We are following the development of events closely.
sostenible.
The country seeks a fairer and more sustainable development.
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