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1 derribar
v.1 to knock down, to demolish.Ella derribó la puerta She knocked down the door.2 to overthrow.El pueblo derribó al tirano The country overthrew the tyrant.3 to down, to bring down.Ella derriba las paredes She downs the walls.4 to blow down, to blow over.5 to crush.* * *1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down■ derribar un edificio to demolish a building, knock down a building2 (hacer caer a una persona) to knock over; (de un caballo) to throw3 (avión, enemigo) to shoot down, bring down4 (una puerta) to batter down* * *verb1) to demolish2) shoot down* * *1. VT1) (=derrumbar) [+ edificio] to knock down, pull down; [+ puerta] to batter down; [+ barrera] to tear downvan a derribar la fábrica — they are going to knock down o pull down the factory
el huracán derribó varias casas — the hurricane blew down o brought down a number of houses
2) [+ persona] to knock down; (Boxeo) to floor3) (Aer) to shoot down, bring down4) (Caza) to shoot, bag5) [+ gobierno] to bring down, topple6) [+ pasión] to subdue2.See:* * *verbo transitivoa) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break downb) < avión> to shoot down, bring downd) viento to bring downe) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple* * *= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.Ex. Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.Ex. The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.Ex. The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.Ex. Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex. In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex. The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.Ex. She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.----* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* * *verbo transitivoa) <edificio/muro> to demolish, knock down; < puerta> to break downb) < avión> to shoot down, bring downd) viento to bring downe) < gobierno> to overthrow, topple* * *= knock out, tear down, smash, pull down, topple, bulldoze, knock down, fell, raze, lay + Nombre + low.Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.* derribar a Alguien de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* derribar completamente = raze + Nombre + to the ground.* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.* * *derribar [A1 ]vt1 ‹edificio/muro› to demolish, knock down, pull down; ‹puerta› to break down2 ‹avión› to shoot down, bring down, down ( colloq)3 ‹persona› to floor, knock … down, lay … out ( colloq); ‹novillo› to knock … over4 «viento» to bring downel viento derribó varios árboles the wind brought down several trees5 ‹gobierno› to overthrow* * *
Multiple Entries:
derribar
derribar algo
derribar ( conjugate derribar) verbo transitivo
‹ puerta› to break down
‹ novillo› to knock … over
derribar verbo transitivo
1 (un edificio) to pull down
(a una persona) to knock down
(un avión) to shoot down
2 (un gobierno) to bring down
' derribar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir
- echar
- tirar
- botar
English:
blow down
- blow over
- bowl over
- break down
- bring down
- bulldoze
- demolish
- fell
- floor
- kick down
- knock down
- pull down
- shoot down
- tear down
- bowl
- bring
- down
- knock
- shoot
- topple
- unseat
* * *derribar vt1. [construcción, edificio, muro, pared] to knock down, to demolish;[puerta] to break down, to smash down;derribó el castillo de naipes she knocked down the house of cards2. [árbol] [sujeto: leñador] to cut down, to fell;[sujeto: viento, tormenta] to uproot3. [avión, jugador, res] to bring down;[púgil, luchador] to knock down, to floor; [jinete] to unseat4. [gobierno, gobernante] to overthrow5. [en equitación] [obstáculo] to knock over o down* * *v/t2 avión shoot down3 POL bring down* * *derribar vt1) demoler, derrumbar: to demolish, to knock down2) : to shoot down, to bring down (an airplane)3) derrocar: to overthrow* * *derribar vb1. (edificio) to demolish / to pull down2. (persona) to knock down
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