la película me defraudó

1 to disappoint.

su última película me defraudó mucho I was very disappointed by his last film

creí que podría contar contigo, pero me has defraudado I thought I could count on you, but you've let me down

reapareció Carreras y no defraudó Carreras made a reappearance and did not disappoint

2 to defraud.

defraudar a Hacienda to practice tax evasion

El pillo defraudó a la tienda The thief defrauded the store.

3 to let down, to disappoint, to snub, to go back on.

Su actitud egoísta defraudó a Ricardo Her selfish attitude let down Richard.

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► verbo transitivo

1 (estafar) to defraud, cheat

■ defraudó a Hacienda he evaded taxes

2 (decepcionar) to disappoint, deceive

■ su actitud me ha defraudado I'm disappointed with her attitude

3 figurado (frustrar) to betray

■ defraudar las esperanzas to dash one's hopes

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1) to disappoint

2) defraud

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1) (=decepcionar) [+ persona] to disappoint; [+ esperanzas] to dash, disappoint; [+ amigos] to let down

2) (Com) [+ acreedores] to cheat, defraud

3) (Fís) to intercept, cut off

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verbo transitivo

a) ( decepcionar) to disappoint

b) ( estafar) to defraud

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= disappoint, dash + Posesivo + hopes, let + Nombre + down, con, hoax.

Ex. I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.

Ex. It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.

Ex. The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.

Ex. A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.

Ex. He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.

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verbo transitivo

a) ( decepcionar) to disappoint

b) ( estafar) to defraud

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defraudar [A1 ]

1 (decepcionar) to disappoint

la película me defraudó I found the movie disappointing, the movie didn't live up to my expectations

me has defraudado you've let me down, you've disappointed me, I'm disappointed in you

todas nuestras esperanzas se vieron defraudadas all our hopes were dashed

2 (estafar) to defraud

defraudó al fisco he defrauded the tax authorities, he evaded his taxes

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a) ( decepcionar) to disappoint

b) ( estafar) to defraud;

◊ defraudó al fisco he evaded his taxes

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♦ vt

1. [decepcionar] to disappoint;

su última película me defraudó mucho I was very disappointed by his last movie;

creí que podría contar contigo, pero me has defraudado I thought I could count on you, but you've let me down

2. [estafar] to defraud;

defraudar al fisco, defraudar a Hacienda to practise tax evasion

♦ vi

reapareció Carreras y no defraudó Carreras made a reappearance and did not disappoint

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1 expectativas disappoint

2 ( estafar) defraud;

defraudar a Hacienda evade taxes

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defraudar vt

1) estafar: to defraud, to cheat

2) : to disappoint

to disappoint.

Su actitud egoísta defraudó a Ricardo Her selfish attitude let down Richard.

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► verbo transitivo

1 to disappoint, let down

■ no nos decepciones don't disappoint us

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VT to disappoint

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verbo transitivo to disappoint

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= fail, disappoint, disillusion, dash + Posesivo + hopes, let + Nombre + down, dishearten.

Ex. Thus our catalogs have largely failed our readers in the important function of revealing what editions and translations of a particular work the library had.

Ex. I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.

Ex. Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.

Ex. It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.

Ex. The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.

Ex. It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.

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* decepcionarse = be disappointed, become + disillusioned.

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verbo transitivo to disappoint

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decepcionar [A1 ]

to disappoint

la película me decepcionó I was disappointed with the movie

nos has decepcionado you've disappointed us, you've let us down, we're disappointed in you

me ha decepcionado tantas veces he's let me down so many times

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◊ la película me decepcionó I was disappointed with the movie

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decepcionar vt

to disappoint;

su última novela me ha decepcionado I was disappointed by her last novel;

tenemos plena confianza en ti, no nos decepciones we have full confidence in you, do not disappoint us

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v/t disappoint

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decepcionar vt

: to disappoint, to let down

♦ See also the reflexive verb decepcionarse

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decepcionar vb

1. (desilusionar) to disappoint

2. (fallar) to let down [pt. & pp. let]

1886-1962

   Michael Curtiz siempre sera el director de Casablanca, pero es mucho mas que eso. Es un director que asociamos a Warner Bros, que se atrevio con todo y que raramente defraudo, ni en peliculas musicales ni en filmes de aventuras ni en melodramas romanticos ni en largometrajes de accion. Tampoco, desde luego, en sus westerns, un punado de selectas realizaciones por las que parece no pasar el tiempo. Este hungaro perspicaz y concienzudo fue, con toda seguridad, el director, junto a Raoul Walsh, que mejor partido supo sacar del discutible actor Errol Flynn. Con el como protagonista, realiza su famosa trilogia, impropiamente llamada “de las ciudades”, compuesta por Dodge, ciudad sin ley, Oro, amor y sangre y Camino de Santa Fe, pero tal vez el mejor de sus westerns es el itinerante Los comancheros, que sera tambien su ultima pelicula, realizada poco antes de morir. Nacido en Budapest como Kertesz Mihaly, trabajo en su pais, alternando tareas directoriales con las de actor, entre 1912 y 1918. A partir de esa fecha, que coincide con el final de la industria cinematografica hungara, dirige en Austria y otros paises de Europa occidental hasta que Jack Warner, impresionado por alguna de las peliculas que habia visto de Curtiz, lo lleva a los Estados Unidos donde, pasado el tiempo, se convertiria en el director mas emblematico de Warner Bros, para quien realizo pelicula tras pelicula sin descanso hasta llegar al centenar. Lo sorprendente es que rara vez el producto que salia de sus manos era una mediocridad y con frecuencia resultaba notable, independientemente del genero o la clave narrativa que utilizara.

   FILMOGRAFIA

    Under a Texas Moon (Tantas veo...). 1930. 82 minutos. Blanco y Negro. WB. Frank Fay, Raquel Torres, Myrna Loy.

    The River’s End. 1930. 75 minutos. Blanco y Negro. WB. Charles Bickford, Evelyn Knapp, ZaSu Pitts.

    Gold Is Where You Find It. 1938. 94 minutos. Technicolor. WB. George Brent, Olivia de Havilland, Claude Rains.

    Dodge City (Dodge, ciudad sin ley). 1939. 104 minutos. Technicolor. WB. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot.

    Virginia City (Oro, amor y sangre). 1940. 121 minutos. Blanco y Negro. WB. Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart.

    Santa Fe Trail (Camino de Santa Fe). 1940. 110 minutos. Blanco y Negro. WB. Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Raymond Massey, Ronald Reagan.

    The Boy from Oklahoma. 1954. 87 minutos. Warnercolor. WB. Will Rogers, Jr., Nancy Olson, Lon Chaney, Jr.

    The Proud Rebel (El rebelde orgulloso). 1958. 103 min. Technicolor. For mosa Prod.-Buena Vista. Alan Ladd, Olivia de Havilland, Dean Jagger.

    The Hangman. 1959. 87 minutos. Blanco y Negro. Paramount. Robert Taylor, Tina Louise, Fess Parker.

    The Comancheros (Los comancheros). 1961. 107 minutos. Color DeLuxe. CinemaScope. Fox. John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff.