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desplegar

verbCEFR B2

What does “desplegar” mean in English?

  1. to deploy, to mobilise

    to deploy, to mobilise (to send out forces, resources, or teams; desplegar tropas / medios)

Example sentences

  • Las autoridades decidieron desplegar unidades adicionales de policía para garantizar la seguridad durante la cumbre.

    The authorities decided to deploy additional police units to guarantee security during the summit.

  • La empresa desplegó un ambicioso plan de comunicación para gestionar la crisis de reputación.

    The company deployed an ambitious communications plan to manage the reputational crisis.

  • Las ONG desplegaron equipos de respuesta rápida en menos de veinticuatro horas tras la catástrofe.

    The NGOs deployed rapid response teams in less than twenty-four hours after the catastrophe.

How to use it

Desplegar means 'to deploy' — moving forces, teams, resources, or capabilities into position for a specific operation or mission. Formal register: military, police, logistics, and strategic contexts. Takes a direct object: desplegar tropas, desplegar recursos, desplegar una estrategia. Stem-changing: despliega.

Common mistake

Desplegar is formal — don't use it for casual movement. The direct object can be concrete (tropas, equipos) or abstract (una estrategia, un plan). Desplegar vs. movilizar: both can mean deploy/mobilise, but desplegar implies ordered positioning into place, movilizar implies calling into action. Stem change: despliega (not *desplega).

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