resultar

/resulˈtaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to result, to turn out, to end up, to prove

resultar = English result + -ar: how things turn out in the end

From Latin resultare, to spring back (re- + saltare, to jump): the outcome is what bounces back from an action. Same root as English result. Resultó fácil = it turned out easy; no resultó = it didn't work out.

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