ascenso
Latin
Participle
ascēnsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ascēnsus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsẽ.su/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈsẽ.so/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐʃˈsẽ.su/, (natural pronunciation) /ɐˈʃẽ.su/
- Hyphenation: as‧cen‧so
Noun
ascenso m (plural ascensos)
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Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ascēnsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /asˈθenso/ [asˈθẽn.so]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /aˈsenso/ [aˈsẽn.so]
- Rhymes: -enso
- Syllabification: as‧cen‧so
Noun
ascenso m (plural ascensos)
- ascent
- promotion (in particular, a work promotion)
- rise
Usage notes
Ascenso in the sense of "promotion" only refers to a job promotion. For "promotion" in the sense of advancement or encouragement of progress and growth, use English cognate promoción.
Related terms
- ascender
Further reading
- “ascenso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014