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1 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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2 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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