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1 make ineffective
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2 cripple
'kripl
1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) lisiado, mutilado, inválido2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) paralizar, estropear, debilitar
2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) inválido, lisiado, mutiladocripple vb dejar inválidotr['krɪpəl]1 lisiado,-a, tullido,-a1 (person) dejar cojo,-a, lisiar2 figurative use (industry, country) paralizar1) disable: lisiar, dejar inválido2) incapacitate: inutilizar, incapacitarcripple n: lisiado m, -da fn.• cojo s.m.• lisiado s.m.• mutilado s.m.• paralítico s.m.• pateta s.f.• tullido s.m.• zopo s.m.v.• baldar v.• derrengar v.• despernar v.• encojar v.• lisiar v.• mutilar v.• tullir v.
I 'krɪpəlnoun lisiado, -da m,f, tullido, -da m,f
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a) (lame, disable)b) (make inactive, ineffective) \<\<ship/plane\>\> inutilizar*; \<\<industry\>\> paralizar*['krɪpl]1.N (lame) cojo(-a) m / f, lisiado(-a) m / f ; (disabled) minusválido(-a) m / f ; (maimed) mutilado(-a) m / f2. VT1) (physically) lisiar, mutilar2) (fig) [+ ship, plane] inutilizar; [+ production, exports] paralizar* * *
I ['krɪpəl]noun lisiado, -da m,f, tullido, -da m,f
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a) (lame, disable)b) (make inactive, ineffective) \<\<ship/plane\>\> inutilizar*; \<\<industry\>\> paralizar* -
3 useless
adjective (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) inútiluseless adj inútil / que no sirve para nadathis computer is useless! ¡este ordenador no sirve para nada!tr['jʊːsləs]1 inútil■ he's useless at football no sirve para el fútbol, es un negado para el fútbol■ he's absolutely useless es un cero a la izquierda, es un inepto totaluseless ['ju:sləs] adj: inútil♦ uselessly advadj.• baldío, -a adj.• desaprovechado, -a adj.• deslucido, -a adj.• fulero, -a adj.• gastado, -a adj.• inepto, -a adj.• inoficioso, -a adj.• inservible adj.• inútil adj.• ocioso, -a adj.• vacío, -a adj.• vano, -a adj.'juːsləs, 'juːslɪsa) ( ineffective) <object/tool/person> inútilb) ( futile) inútilit would be useless — sería inútil, no serviría de nada
c) ( not capable) (colloq) < person> inútil, negado (fam)to be useless AT something/-ING — ser* negado para algo/ + inf (fam)
['juːslɪs]ADJ1) (=ineffective) [object] que no sirve para nada; [person] inútilcompasses are useless in the jungle — las brújulas no sirven para or de nada en la selva
he's useless as a forward — no vale para delantero, no sirve como delantero
I was always useless at maths — siempre fui (un) negado or un inútil para las matemáticas
2) (=unusable) [object, vehicle] inservible; [limb] inutilizado, inútilhe's a mine of useless information! — hum se sabe todo tipo de datos y chorraditas que no sirven de nada *
to render or make sth useless — inutilizar algo
3) (=pointless) inútilit's useless to shout — de nada sirve gritar, es inútil gritar
* * *['juːsləs, 'juːslɪs]a) ( ineffective) <object/tool/person> inútilb) ( futile) inútilit would be useless — sería inútil, no serviría de nada
c) ( not capable) (colloq) < person> inútil, negado (fam)to be useless AT something/-ING — ser* negado para algo/ + inf (fam)
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4 disarm
1) (to take away weapons from: He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the gunman.) desarmar2) (to get rid of weapons of war: Not until peace was made did the victors consider it safe to disarm.) desarmar3) (to make less hostile; to charm.) desarmar•- disarming
- disarmingly
tr[dɪs'ɑːm]1 (person, group, etc) desarmar; (bomb) desactivar2 figurative use (criticism) desbaratar3 (charm, win over) desarmar1 (nation) desarmarsedisarm [dɪs'ɑrm] vt: desarmarv.• desarmar v.• desguarnecer v.dɪs'ɑːrm, dɪs'ɑːm
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1) \<\<troops/opposition\>\> desarmar; \<\<bomb/mine\>\> desactivar; \<\<criticism\>\> desbaratar2) ( win confidence of) desarmar
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vi desarmarse[dɪs'ɑːm]1. VT1) (Mil) [+ troops, attacker] desarmar2) (=deactivate) [+ bomb] desactivar3) (=conciliate) [+ opponent] desarmar4) (=render ineffective) [+ criticism] echar por tierra, desbaratar; [+ opposition] desbaratar2.VI (Mil) desarmarse* * *[dɪs'ɑːrm, dɪs'ɑːm]
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1) \<\<troops/opposition\>\> desarmar; \<\<bomb/mine\>\> desactivar; \<\<criticism\>\> desbaratar2) ( win confidence of) desarmar
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vi desarmarse
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