ascenso

Latin

Participle

ascēnsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ascēnsus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.su/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.su/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈsẽ.so/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐʃˈsẽ.su/, /ɐˈʃẽ.su/

• Hyphenation: as‧cen‧so

Noun

ascenso m (plural ascensos)

1. ascent, rise

   Synonym: subida

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ascēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /asˈθenso/ [asˈθẽn.so]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈsenso/ [aˈsẽn.so]
• Rhymes: -enso
• Syllabification: as‧cen‧so

Noun

ascenso m (plural ascensos)

1. promotion (in particular, a work promotion)

   Antonym: degradación

2. ascent

   Antonym: descenso

3. rise

   Synonym: subida

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