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481 desengañarse

desengañarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (ver la verdad) to have one's eyes opened (de, about)

■ cuando vio a sus oponentes se desengañó de ganar la carrera when he saw his opponents he realized he wouldn't win the race

2 (tener una decepción) to be disappointed

3 (tener una desilusión) to become disillusioned, be let down

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VPR

1) (=desilusionarse) to become disillusioned (de about)

2) (=decepcionarse) to be disappointed

3) (=abrir los ojos) to see the light, see things as they really are

¡desengáñate! — wise up! *

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= become + disillusioned, get real

Ex. Some librarians become disillusioned and acquire negative attitudes toward the profession.

Ex. The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.

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= become + disillusioned, get real

Ex: Some librarians become disillusioned and acquire negative attitudes toward the profession.

Ex: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.

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■desengañarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ver la realidad) to open one's eyes, to face the facts: ¡desengáñate!, get real!
2 to be disappointed: está desengañado de la vida, he's disappointed by life
' desengañarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desengañar

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vpr

1. [perder la ilusión] to become disillusioned (de with);
se desengañó de los estudios he could no longer see any point in his studies

2. [dejar de engañarse]
desengáñate stop kidding yourself;

desengáñate, no te quiere don't fool yourself, he doesn't love you;

desengáñese, los bancos lo que buscan es su dinero don't delude yourself, what the banks are after is your money

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desengañarse

v/r

1 become disillusioned (de with)

2 ( dejar de engañarse) stop kidding o.s.

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vr

Spanish-English dictionary > desengañarse
482 desengaño

m.

disappointment, fiasco, disillusion.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desengañar.

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desengaño

► nombre masculino

1 (conocimiento de la verdad) eye-opener

2 (desilusión) disillusion; (decepción) disappointment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llevarse/sufrir un desengaño to be disappointed

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SM

1) (=desilusión) disillusion, disillusionment

los desengaños te enseñarán — you'll learn the hard way

2) (=decepción) disappointment

sufrir un desengaño amoroso — to be disappointed in love

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masculino disappointment

me llevé un desengaño cuando me enteré de la verdad — it was a big disappointment when I found out the truth

sufrió un desengaño amoroso — she had an unhappy love affair

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= disenchantment, disillusionment, disillusion, letdown.

Ex. The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.

Ex. Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.

Ex. The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.

Ex. The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.

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masculino disappointment

me llevé un desengaño cuando me enteré de la verdad — it was a big disappointment when I found out the truth

sufrió un desengaño amoroso — she had an unhappy love affair

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= disenchantment, disillusionment, disillusion, letdown.

Ex: The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.

Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.

Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.

Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.

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desengaño

masculine

disappointment

me llevé un desengaño cuando me enteré de la verdad I was very disappointed o it was a big disappointment when I found out the truth

sufrió un desengaño amoroso she had an unhappy love affair

ha sufrido muchos desengaños en la vida he's suffered o had many disappointments in his life

su mayor desengaño fue cuando … the hardest blow for her was when …, her greatest disappointment came when …

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Del verbo desengañar: ( conjugate desengañar)

desengaño es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desengañó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
desengañar
desengaño
desengañar ( conjugate desengañar) verbo transitivo ( decepcionar) to disillusion;
(sacar del engaño, error) to get … to face the facts
desengañarse verbo pronominal
a) ( decepcionarse) desengañose de algo to become disillusioned with o about sth

b) (salir del engaño, error) to stop fooling oneself

desengaño sustantivo masculino
disappointment;
◊ llevarse un desengaño to be disappointed;

un desengaño amoroso an unhappy love affair
desengañar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer ver la realidad) desengañar a alguien, to open sb's eyes: sus amigos le desengañaron, her friends helped her to see things as they really were
2 (decepcionar, desilusionar) to disappoint: Pablo nos ha desengañado con sus mentiras, Pablo has really disappointed us with his lies
desengaño sustantivo masculino disappointment: llevarse o sufrir un desengaño con algo, to be disappointed with sthg

' desengaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
profundo
English:
rue
- heart

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desengaño nm

disappointment;

he sufrido o [m5] me he llevado muchos desengaños en la vida I've had a lot of disappointments in my life;

sufrí un gran desengaño cuando me contaron lo ocurrido it was a big disappointment when they told me what had happened;

llevarse o [m5] sufrir un desengaño con alguien to be disappointed in sb;

¡vaya desengaño que me he llevado contigo! you've no idea how disappointed I am in you!;

llevarse o [m5] sufrir un desengaño con algo to be disappointed with sth;

nos llevamos un buen desengaño con Venecia we found Venice a real let-down

Comp
desengaño amoroso:
sufrir o [m5] tener un desengaño amoroso (con alguien) to be let down in love (by sb)

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desengaño

m disappointment

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desengaño nm

: disenchantment, disillusionment

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desengaño n disappointment

Spanish-English dictionary > desengaño
483 desenterrar el hacha de guerra

to renew hostilities

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(v.) = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe

Ex. Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.

Ex. They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk.

Ex. Let us dig up the hatchet of war, and revenge the bones of our countrymen; they lie unburied, and cry to us for vengeance.

Ex. Too bad that other brave warriors in other parts of the world just decided to dig up the war axe and launch another crusade.

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(v.) = take up + the tomahawk, dig up + the tomahawk, dig up + the hatchet, dig up + the war axe

Ex: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.

Ex: They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk.

Ex: Let us dig up the hatchet of war, and revenge the bones of our countrymen; they lie unburied, and cry to us for vengeance.

Ex: Too bad that other brave warriors in other parts of the world just decided to dig up the war axe and launch another crusade.

Spanish-English dictionary > desenterrar el hacha de guerra
484 deseo

m.

1 desire.

arder en deseos de hacer algo to be burning with desire to do something

2 wish (anhelo).

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish

pedir/conceder un deseo to ask for/grant a wish

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

buenos deseos good intentions

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos (with my/our) best wishes (en carta, obsequio)

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desear.

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deseo

► nombre masculino

1 wish, desire

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FRASEOLOGÍA

formular un deseo to make a wish

tener deseo de algo to wish something

■ tengo muchos deseos de que llegue el verano I wish summer would come, I'm longing for the summer

buenos deseos good intentions

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noun m.

desire, wish

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SM

1) (=anhelo) desire, wish

mi mayor deseo es encontrar un trabajo — my dearest wish o greatest desire is to find a job

el deseo de poder — the lust for power

un inacabable deseo de saber — an unquenchable thirst for knowledge

llegó al poder con buenos deseos de mejorarlo todo — he came to power with every intention of improving things

tengo deseos de verla — I yearn to see her, I'm longing to see her

ardo en deseos de conocerla — liter I have a burning desire to meet her

2) (=cosa deseada) wish

pedir o formular un deseo — to make a wish

su último deseo fue que la incineraran — her dying wish was to be cremated

nuestro deseo es que seas feliz — our wish is for you to be happy

con mis mejores deseos para el Año Nuevo — with best wishes for the New Year

tus deseos son órdenes — your wish is my command

3) (tb: deseo sexual) desire

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex. We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex. Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex. Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex. 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex. On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex. The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex. The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex. The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex. A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

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* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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masculino

a) ( anhelo) wish

formular un deseo — to make a wish

que se cumplan todos tus deseos — may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí — (fr hecha) your wish is my command (set phrase)

deseos de algo: con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success; ardía en deseos de verla — (liter) he had a burning desire to see her

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

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= appetite, desire, want, will, willingness, wish, craving, urge, thirst, yearning.

Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.

Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.

Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.

Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.

Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.

Ex: On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.

Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.

Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.

Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.

Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien = bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.

* deseo de = hunger for, lust for, greed for.

* deseo de aventura = thirst for adventure.

* deseo de cooperación = engagement.

* deseo de matar = bloodlust.

* deseo explícito = explicit wish.

* deseo + hacerse realidad = wish + come true.

* deseo inconsciente de morir = death-wish.

* deseo por aprender = thirst for knowledge.

* deseo sexual = lust, sexual desire.

* despertar el deseo = arouse + hunger.

* expresar los deseos de uno = make + Posesivo + wishes known.

* falta de deseo = unwillingness.

* fuente de los deseos = wishing well.

* hacer realidad una deseo = fulfil + Posesivo + wish.

* lista de deseos = wish list.

* pedir un deseo = make + a wish, mounting problems.

* pozo de los deseos = wishing well.

* quitar el deseo = suffocate + desire.

* satisfacer el deseo = satisfy + appetite.

* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por = indulge + Posesivo + taste for.

* sentir el deseo de = have + an/the inclination to, get + the urge to.

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deseo

masculine

1 (anhelo) wish

el hada le concedió tres deseos the fairy granted him three wishes

formular un deseo to make a wish

que se hagan realidad or que se cumplan todos tus deseos may all your wishes come true

tus deseos son órdenes para mí ( fr hecha); your wish is my command ( set phrase)

se procedió según su deseo everything was done according to his wishes

su último deseo fue que lo enterrasen allí his dying o last wish was to be buried there

deseos DE algo:

con mis mejores deseos de felicidad/éxito wishing you every happiness/success

deseos DE + INF:

ardía en deseos de verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her

2 (apetito sexual) desire

la satisfacción del deseo the satisfaction of desire

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Del verbo desear: ( conjugate desear)

deseo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

deseó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
desear
deseo
desear ( conjugate desear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suerte/éxito/felicidad› to wish;
◊ te deseo un feliz viaje I hope you have a good trip

2 ( querer):
◊ un embarazo no deseado an unwanted pregnancy;

las tan deseadas vacaciones the long-awaited holidays;
lo que más deseo es … my greatest wish is …;
si tú lo deseas if you want to;
deseoía una respuesta ahora I would like a reply now;
está deseando verte he's really looking forward to seeing you;
¿desea que se lo envuelva? (frml) would you like me to wrap it for you?
3 ‹ persona› to desire, want
deseo sustantivo masculino
a) ( anhelo) wish;

◊ formular un deseo to make a wish

b) ( apetito sexual) desire

desear verbo transitivo
1 (anhelar, querer con intensidad) to desire: estoy deseando verte, I'm looking forward to seeing you
te deseo lo mejor, I wish you all the best
(suerte, felicidad, etc) to wish: os deseo unas felices vacaciones, have a good holiday
2 (sexualmente) to desire, want
3 frml (querer) to want: ¿desea usted algo, caballero?, can I help you, Sir?
deseo ver al director, I would like to see the manager
♦ Locuciones: deja mucho/bastante que desear, it leaves a lot to be desired
deseo sustantivo masculino
1 wish
2 (sexual, pasional) desire
deseos de venganza, desire for revenge
♦ Locuciones: arder en deseos, to yearn for
' deseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- ansia
- aspiración
- capricho
- carnal
- conceder
- cumplir
- cumplirse
- desear
- formular
- gana
- hambre
- impulso
- pretensión
- provocar
- prurito
- que
- rabiar
- realizar
- saciar
- satisfacción
- sed
- si
- sucumbir
- sueño
- voluntad
- ardiente
- avivar
- excitar
- felicitación
- feliz
- ferviente
- insatisfecho
- irrealizable
- irresistible
- mejor
- querer
- viveza
- vivo
English:
anxiety
- appetite
- ardent
- death wish
- desire
- every
- express
- get-well card
- indulge
- indulgence
- intense
- longing
- lust
- overwhelming
- sexual
- uncontrollable
- unvoiced
- wish

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deseo nm

1. [pasión] desire;

no sentía ningún deseo por él she felt no desire for him

2. [anhelo] wish;

piensa un deseo y sopla las velas think of a wish and blow out the candles;

expresó su deseo de paz para la región he expressed his desire for peace in the region;

buenos deseos good intentions;

con mis/nuestros mejores deseos [en carta, obsequio] (with my/our) best wishes;

conceder un deseo to grant a wish;

se cumplió mi deseo my wish came true, I got my wish;

formular un deseo to make a wish;

pedir un deseo to ask for a wish;
Formal
por deseo expreso de… at the express wish of…;

su último deseo fue… his last wish was…;

su último deseo fue que la casa nunca se vendiera her last o dying wish was that the house should never be sold;

Comp

tus deseos son órdenes your wish is my command

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deseo

m wish

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deseo nm

: wish, desire

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deseo n wish [pl. wishes]

el genio de la lámpara le concedió tres deseos a Aladino the genie of the lamp granted Aladdin three wishes

pide un deseo make a wish

Spanish-English dictionary > deseo
485 desesperarse

desesperarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (desesperanzar) to lose hope, despair

2 (irritarse) to get irritated, become exasperated

■ se desespera por todo everything exasperates her

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VPR

1) (=exasperarse)

me desespero con tanto trabajo — all this work is driving me mad o crazy

me estaba desesperando porque el taxi no llegaba — the taxi still hadn't come and I was going mad o crazy o getting desperate

2) (=desalentarse) to despair, lose hope

nunca se desespera aunque las cosas le vayan mal — she never loses hope o despairs even when things go badly for her

no te desesperes si no apruebas a la primera — if you don't pass first time, don't despair o give up hope

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(v.) = yield to + despair

Ex. Yielding to despair worsens the problem.

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(v.) = yield to + despair

Ex: Yielding to despair worsens the problem.

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■desesperarse verbo reflexivo
1 (perder la esperanza) to despair
2 (perder la calma) to get exasperated: me desespera que siempre llegues tarde, your lack of punctuality is infuriating
' desesperarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desesperar

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vpr

1. [perder la esperanza] to give up o lose hope, to despair;

no hay que desesperarse, aún pueden encontrarlos we mustn't give up hope, they might still find them

2. [irritarse, enojarse] to get mad o exasperated;

es tan lento que me desespero con él he's so slow he drives me mad

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desesperarse

v/r get exasperated

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vr

: to become exasperated

Spanish-English dictionary > desesperarse
486 desfogar

v.

1 to vent.

El mecánico desfogó la caldera The mechanic vented the boiler.

2 to give vent to.

María desfoga sus tensiones Mary gives vent to her tensions.

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desfogar

Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (descargar) to give vent to, vent

■ no pudo resistirlo más y desfogó su ira he couldn't cope any more and vented his anger

2 (la cal) to slake

3 (dar salida al fuego) to vent

► verbo intransitivo

1 MARÍTIMO (tormenta) to burst, break

► verbo pronominal desfogarse

1 to let off steam, vent one's anger

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1.

VT [+ cólera, frustración] to vent (con, en on)

2.

VI (Náut) [tormenta] to burst

3.

See:

desfogarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <ira/pasiones/frustraciones> to vent

desfogar algo con or en alguien — to vent something on somebody

b) (Col) < cañería> to bleed
2.
desfogarse v pron to vent one's anger (o frustration etc)

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= allow + vent for, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + feelings, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, relieve.

Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

Ex. I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.

Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.

Ex. This is a podcast for anyone and everyone to vent their feelings about anything they want.

Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.

Ex. Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.

Ex. Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <ira/pasiones/frustraciones> to vent

desfogar algo con or en alguien — to vent something on somebody

b) (Col) < cañería> to bleed
2.
desfogarse v pron to vent one's anger (o frustration etc)

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= allow + vent for, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + feelings, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, relieve.

Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.

Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.

Ex: This is a podcast for anyone and everyone to vent their feelings about anything they want.

Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.

Ex: Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.

Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

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desfogar [A3 ]

vt

1 ‹ira/pasiones/frustraciones› to vent desfogar algo CON or EN algn to vent sth ON sb

2 ( Col) ‹cañería› to bleed

■ desfogarse

v pron

to vent one's anger ( o frustration etc)

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desfogar verbo transitivo to give vent to

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desfogar

♦ vt
[ira, frustraciones] to vent;
desfogó su cólera con su hermano he took out o vented his anger on his brother

♦ See also the pronominal verb desfogarse

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desfogar {52} vt

1) : to vent

2) Mex : to unclog, to unblock

♦ See also the reflexive verb desfogarse

Spanish-English dictionary > desfogar
487 desgracia

f.

1 misfortune (mala suerte).

ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two air accidents

bastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my job

por desgracia unfortunately

2 disaster.

desgracias personales casualties

es una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…

3 disgrace, shame, dishonor, discredit.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: desgraciar.

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desgracia

► nombre femenino

1 (desdicha) misfortune

2 (mala suerte) bad luck, mischance

3 (pérdida de favor) disfavour (US disfavor)

4 (accidente) mishap, accident

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

caer en desgracia to lose favour (US favor), fall from grace

para colmo de desgracias / para mayor desgracia to top it all, to top everything

por desgracia unfortunately

¡qué desgracia! how awful!

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noun f.

1) disgrace

2) misfortune

•

- por desgracia

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SF

1) (=mala suerte) misfortune

tuve la desgracia de encontrármelo en el cine — I had the misfortune to o I was unfortunate enough to run into him at the cinema

por desgracia — unfortunately

estar en desgracia — frm to have constant bad luck

en la desgracia se conoce a los amigos — a friend in need is a friend indeed

2) (=revés) misfortune

la familia ha sufrido una serie de desgracias — the family has suffered a series of misfortunes

ha ocurrido una desgracia — something terrible has happened

ha muerto, ¡qué desgracia! — she has died, what a terrible thing (to happen)!

estos niños solo me traen desgracias — these children are nothing but trouble

- las desgracias nunca vienen solas

3)

desgracias personales — (=víctimas) casualties

no hay que lamentar desgracias personales — there were no casualties

4)

caer en desgracia — to lose favour o (EEUU) favor, fall from favour o (EEUU) favor

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femenino

1)

a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortune

ha tenido muchas desgracias — she's had her share of misfortunes

tener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf

bastante desgracia tiene con su enfermedad — he has enough to bear with his illness

caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace

b)

por desgracia — (indep) unfortunately

2) ( suceso adverso)

han tenido una desgracia tras otra — they've had one piece of bad luck after another

y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...

las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)

•

- desgracias personales

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= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.

Ex. The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex. In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex. Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.

Ex. The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex. This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

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* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* una desgracia = a crying shame.

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femenino

1)

a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortune

ha tenido muchas desgracias — she's had her share of misfortunes

tener la desgracia de + inf — to have the misfortune to + inf

bastante desgracia tiene con su enfermedad — he has enough to bear with his illness

caer en desgracia — to fall from favor o grace

b)

por desgracia — (indep) unfortunately

2) ( suceso adverso)

han tenido una desgracia tras otra — they've had one piece of bad luck after another

y para colmo de desgracias... — and to crown o cap it all...

las desgracias nunca vienen solas — when it rains, it pours (AmE), it never rains but it pours (BrE)

•

- desgracias personales

* * *

= mishap, affliction, mischance, obliteration, stroke of misfortune, ill fate, misfortune, misadventure.

Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.

Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.

Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.

Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.

Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.

Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.

* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia = too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.

* por desgracia = unfortunately, sadly, unhappily, disappointingly.

* por suerte o por desgracia = for better or (for) worse, by luck or misfortune.

* una desgracia = a crying shame.

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desgracia

feminine

A

1

(desdicha, infortunio): tuvo la desgracia de perder un hijo sadly, she lost a son, she was unfortunate enough to lose a son

tiene la desgracia de que la mujer es alcohólica unfortunately, his wife is an alcoholic, he has the misfortune to have an alcoholic wife

bastante desgracia tiene el pobre hombre con su enfermedad he has enough to bear with his illness

en la desgracia se conoce a los amigos when things get bad o rough o tough you find out who your real friends are

caer en desgracia to fall from favor o grace

2

por desgracia ( indep) unfortunately

¿te tocó sentarte al lado de él? — sí, por desgracia did you have to sit next to him? — unfortunately, yes o yes, I'm afraid so

B

(suceso adverso): han tenido una desgracia tras otra they've had one piece of bad luck o one disaster after another

sufrió muchas desgracias en su juventud he suffered many misfortunes in his youth

y para colmo de desgracias, se me quemó la cena and to crown o cap it all, I burned the dinner

¡qué desgracia! se me manchó el traje nuevo oh, no o what a disaster! I've spilt something on my new suit

las desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours ( AmE), it never rains but it pours ( BrE)

Compuesto:

desgracias personales

fpl ( period); casualties (pl)

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Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)

desgracia es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
desgracia
desgraciar
desgracia sustantivo femenino
a) (desdicha, infortunio) misfortune;

◊ tiene la desgracia de ser ciego he has the misfortune to be blind;

caer en desgracia to fall from favor
b)

◊ por desgracia ( indep) unfortunately

desgracia sustantivo femenino
1 (mala suerte) misfortune
2 (suceso penoso) tragedy: tuvieron la desgracia de perder su casa en un incendio, they suffered the misfortune of losing their house in a fire
3 (pérdida de favor, respeto) caer en desgracia, to fall into disgrace 4 desgracias personales, casualties
♦ Locuciones: por desgracia, unfortunately: por desgracia no podemos ir, unfortunately we can't go
las desgracias nunca vienen solas, when it rains it pours
' desgracia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatirse
- adversidad
- azote
- caer
- calamidad
- desastre
- disgusto
- entera
- entero
- evitar
- hambre
- plaga
- través
- abatir
- conllevar
- desdicha
- encarar
- golpe
- miseria
- presentir
- recuperar
- sobrevenir
English:
blow
- curse
- disgrace
- doghouse
- favor
- favour
- misadventure
- misery
- misfortune
- unfortunately
- unluckily
- wretchedness
- affliction
- dismay
- disturbed

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desgracia nf

1. [mala suerte] misfortune;

le persigue la desgracia he is dogged by bad luck;

bastante desgracia tengo ya con haber perdido mi trabajo it's bad enough having lost my job;

ha tenido la desgracia de sufrir dos accidentes aéreos she's had the misfortune to be in two plane crashes;

por desgracia unfortunately;

¿le llegaste a conocer? – por desgracia para mí did you ever meet him? – unfortunately for me, I did

2. [catástrofe] disaster;

ha ocurrido una desgracia something terrible has happened;

le persiguen las desgracias bad things keep happening to him;

una vida llena de desgracias a life full of misfortune;

¡qué desgracia! how awful!;

es una desgracia que… it's a terrible shame that…;

Prov

las desgracias nunca vienen solas it never rains but it pours

Comp
desgracias personales:
no hubo que lamentar desgracias personales there were no casualties, fortunately

3. Comp

caer en desgracia to fall from grace o into disgrace;

caer en desgracia de alguien to fall out of favour with sb;

es la desgracia de la familia he's the shame of the family

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desgracia

f

1 misfortune;

por desgracia unfortunately

2 suceso accident;

las desgracias nunca vienen solas when it rains, it pours

3 ( vergüenza) disgrace;

caer en desgracia fall from favor o Br favour o

grace

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desgracia nf

1) : misfortune

2) : disgrace

3)

por desgracia : unfortunately

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desgracia n misfortune / piece of bad luck

por desgracia unfortunately

Spanish-English dictionary > desgracia
488 desidia

f.

1 carelessness.

2 idleness, indecision, sloth, laziness.

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desidia

► nombre femenino

1 negligence

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SF

1) (=pereza) idleness

2) [en el vestir] slovenliness

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femenino

a) ( apatía) slackness, indolence (frml)

no soporto su desidia — I can't stand his lax o slack attitude

la desidia que lo invadió — the feeling of total apathy which took hold of him

b) ( desaseo) slovenliness

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= procrastination, indolence, negligence, neglection, lassitude.

Ex. Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.

Ex. Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.

Ex. Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.

Ex. After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.

Ex. His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

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femenino

a) ( apatía) slackness, indolence (frml)

no soporto su desidia — I can't stand his lax o slack attitude

la desidia que lo invadió — the feeling of total apathy which took hold of him

b) ( desaseo) slovenliness

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= procrastination, indolence, negligence, neglection, lassitude.

Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.

Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.

Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.

Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.

Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

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desidia

feminine

1

(apatía): su desidia había empezado a afectar a los demás empleados his lax o slack attitude had begun to affect the rest of the staff

la desidia que lo invadió the feeling of total apathy o of not caring at all which took hold of him

se echó con desidia en el sofá she flopped lethargically onto the sofa

2 (desaseo) slovenliness

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desidia sustantivo femenino
a) ( apatía) slackness, indolence (frml)

b) ( desaseo) slovenliness

desidia sustantivo femenino apathy, carelessness, neglect
' desidia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desinterés

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desidia nf

1. [descuido] [en el trabajo] carelessness;
[en el aspecto] slovenliness;
hace las cosas con desidia she does things very carelessly;

cosas que pasan por desidia things that happen through carelessness

2. [desgana] listlessness;

me entró la desidia I was overcome by a feeling of listlessness

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desidia

f apathy, lethargy

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desidia nf

1) apatía: apathy, indolence

2) negligencia: negligence, sloppiness

Spanish-English dictionary > desidia
489 desilusionar

v.

1 to disappoint.

2 to disillusion, to disappoint, to let down, to defraud.

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desilusionar

► verbo transitivo

1 to disappoint, disillusion, dishearten

► verbo pronominal desilusionarse

1 to be disappointed, become disillusioned

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1. VT

1) (=decepcionar) to disappoint

2) (=hacer perder las ilusiones a) to disillusion

2.

See:

desilusionarse

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1.
verbo transitivo to disappoint

el libro me desilusionó — I found the book disappointing
2.
desilusionarse v pron ( decepcionarse) to be disappointed; ( perder las ilusiones) to become disillusioned

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= disillusion, dishearten.

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

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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* desilusionarse = become + disillusioned.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo to disappoint

el libro me desilusionó — I found the book disappointing
2.
desilusionarse v pron ( decepcionarse) to be disappointed; ( perder las ilusiones) to become disillusioned

* * *

= disillusion, dishearten.

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

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.

* desilusionarse = become + disillusioned.

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desilusionar [A1 ]

vt

to disappoint

esperaba mucho de ti pero me has desilusionado I expected great things of you but you've disappointed me o let me down

el libro me desilusionó I found the book disappointing

tanta corrupción lo ha desilusionado so much corruption has disillusioned him o has left him disillusioned

■ desilusionarse

v pron

(decepcionarse) to be disappointed; (perder las ilusiones) to become disillusioned

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desilusionar ( conjugate desilusionar) verbo transitivo
to disappoint
desilusionarse verbo pronominal ( decepcionarse) to be disappointed;
( perder las ilusiones) to become disillusioned
desilusionar verbo transitivo to disappoint, disillusion
' desilusionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desengañar
English:
disillusion

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desilusionar

♦ vt

1. [decepcionar] to disappoint, to disillusion;

su conferencia me desilusionó I was disappointed by his talk;

desilusionaron al electorado they let the voters down

2. [desengañar] to reveal the truth to;

no lo quiero desilusionar, se lo ve tan contento I don't want to spoil things for him by telling him the truth, he looks so happy

♦ See also the pronominal verb desilusionarse

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desilusionar

v/t

1 disappoint

2 ( quitar la ilusión a) disillusion

* * *

desilusionar vt

desencantar, desengañar: to disillusion, to disenchant

♦ See also the reflexive verb desilusionarse

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desilusionar vb to disappoint

Spanish-English dictionary > desilusionar
490 desliz

m.

1 slip, error.

tener o cometer un desliz to slip up; (error) to be unfaithful (infidelidad conyugal)

2 mistake, lapse, slip-up, fault.

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desliz

► nombre masculino (pl deslices)

1 (resbalón) slide, slip

2 figurado (error) slip, mistake error

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

cometer/tener un desliz figurado to slip up, make a slip

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noun m.

1) mistake

2) slip

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SM

1) (=equivocación) slip

cometer un desliz — to slip up

los deslices de la juventud — the indiscretions of youth

desliz de lengua — slip of the tongue

desliz freudiano — Freudian slip

2) (Aut) skid

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masculino

a) (error, falta) slip

cualquiera puede cometer un desliz como ése — anybody can slip up like that

b) ( al hablar) gaffe, faux pas

c) (ant o hum) ( aventurilla) indiscretion (dated or hum)

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= slip, slip-up.

Ex. Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex. Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

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masculino

a) (error, falta) slip

cualquiera puede cometer un desliz como ése — anybody can slip up like that

b) ( al hablar) gaffe, faux pas

c) (ant o hum) ( aventurilla) indiscretion (dated or hum)

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= slip, slip-up.

Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.

Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

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desliz

masculine

1

(error, falta): no ha tenido ni un desliz desde que salió de la cárcel he hasn't put a foot wrong o stepped out of line o strayed from the straight and narrow since he left jail

cualquiera puede tener un desliz como ése anybody can slip up like that

2 (al hablar) gaffe, faux pas, slip-up

3 ( ant o hum) (aventurilla) indiscretion ( datedor hum)

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desliz sustantivo masculino (error, falta) slip;
( al hablar) gaffe, faux pas
desliz sustantivo masculino
1 (error, equivocación) mistake, slip: cometer o tener un desliz, to slip up: cometí un par de deslices, I slipped up twice
2 euf (aventura amorosa) indiscretion
' desliz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traspié
English:
lapse
- slip
- slip up

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desliz nm

1. [error] slip, error;

tener o [m5] cometer un desliz to slip up;

tuvo algunos deslices en el examen she made a few slips in the exam;

deslices de juventud youthful indiscretions

2. [infidelidad conyugal] lapse;

tener o [m5] cometer un desliz (con alguien) to have an adventure o a fling (with sb)

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desliz

m fig fam

slip-up fam

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desliz nm, pl deslices : error, mistake, slip

desliz de la lengua: slip of the tongue

Spanish-English dictionary > desliz
491 deslucir

v.

1 to spoil, to ruin.

2 to make unattractive.

3 to dull, to spoil, to make look dull, to dim.

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deslucir

Conjugation model [ LUCIR], like link=lucir lucir

► verbo transitivo

1 (quitar la brillantez) to tarnish, take the shine off; (descolorar) to fade

2 figurado (quitar la gracia) to mar, spoil; (desacreditar) to discredit

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1. VT

1) [+ mármol] to fade; [+ metal] to tarnish

2) (=estropear) to spoil, ruin

la lluvia deslució el acto — the rain ruined the ceremony

3) [+ persona] to discredit

2.

See:

deslucirse

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verbo transitivo <actuación/desfile> to spoil; <colores/cortinas> to fade, cause... to fade

el polvo deslucía los muebles — the dust made the furniture look dull

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= tarnish, take + the shine off things, mar.

Ex. The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".

Ex. Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.

Ex. Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

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verbo transitivo <actuación/desfile> to spoil; <colores/cortinas> to fade, cause... to fade

el polvo deslucía los muebles — the dust made the furniture look dull

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= tarnish, take + the shine off things, mar.

Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".

Ex: Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.

Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

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deslucir [I5 ]

vt

1 ‹actuación/desfile› to spoil

la lluvia deslució el festival the rain spoiled the festival

la presentación desluce el trabajo the presentation detracts from o spoils the work

2 ‹colores/cortinas› to fade, cause … to fade

el polvo deslucía los muebles the dust made the furniture look dull

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deslucir vtr (un acto, espectáculo) to mar: el mal sonido deslució el concierto, the concert was marred by poor sound equipment
una pelea deslució la fiesta, the party was ruined because of a fight
' deslucir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sombra

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deslucir vt

to spoil;

la lluvia deslució el desfile the rain spoiled the parade;

las acusaciones deslucieron su victoria the accusations took the shine off his victory

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deslucir

v/t tarnish; fig

spoil

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deslucir {45} vt

1) : to spoil

2) : to fade, to dull, to tarnish

3) : to discredit

Spanish-English dictionary > deslucir
492 desorbitar

v.

1 to exaggerate, to blow out of proportion.

la inflación ha desorbitado los precios inflation has sent prices sky-high

Ese chico desorbitó lo que sucedió That boy exaggerated what happened.

2 to confound.

Su cambio de actitud desorbita a María His attitude change confounds Mary.

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desorbitar

► verbo transitivo

1 to exaggerate, blow out of proportion

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1. VT

1) (=exagerar) to exaggerate

2) (=interpretar mal) to get out of perspective

2.

See:

desorbitarse

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= hype.

Ex. The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.

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= hype.

Ex: The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.

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desorbitar [A1 ]

vt

1 ( frml); to exaggerate

2 (satélite) to put … out of orbit

3

(ojos): la hizo desorbitar los ojos it made her eyes pop out of her head

ver tb desorbitado

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desorbitar vtr (sacar o salir algo de su esfera habitual) to send out of orbit: la compra de Navidad ha desorbitado los gastos mensuales, Christmas shopping has shot our monthly budget

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desorbitar

♦ vt

1. [descontrolar] to send out of control;

la inflación ha desorbitado los precios inflation has sent prices sky-high

2. [exagerar] to exaggerate, to blow out of proportion;

no desorbitemos las cosas let's keep things in proportion

♦ See also the pronominal verb desorbitarse

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desorbitar

v/t fig

exaggerate

Spanish-English dictionary > desorbitar
493 desorden

m.

1 disorder, chaos.

tu dormitorio está en desorden your bedroom is in a mess

2 excess (vida desenfrenada).

3 disorder.

sufre desórdenes nerviosos/estomacales he has a nervous/stomach complaint

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desorden

► nombre masculino

1 disorder, disarray, mess, untidiness

■ ¡vaya desorden! what a mess!

2 (irregularidad) irregularity

► nombre masculino plural desórdenes

1 (disturbios) riots, disturbances, disorder sing

2 (excesos) excesses

3 (malestar) disorders

■ desórdenes gástricos stomach disorders

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noun m.

1) disorder, mess

2) disturbance

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SM

1) (=falta de orden) [de objetos, ideas] chaos; [de casa, habitación] mess, untidiness

no puedo encontrar nada entre tanto desorden — I can't find anything amid all this chaos

en desorden — [gente] in confusion; [objetos] in a mess, in disorder más frm

la casa estaba en un desorden total — the house was in a complete mess

poner las cosas en desorden — to upset things

2) (=confusión) confusion

3) pl desórdenes (=alborotos) disturbances; (=excesos) excesses; (Med) disorders

desordenes en las comidas — eating disorders

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, cuarto, cajón) untidiness

no soporto el desorden — I can't stand untidiness

perdona el desorden — sorry about the mess

en desorden — <salir/entrar> in a disorderly fashion

todo estaba en desorden — everything was in disorder o in a mess

dejó los naipes en desorden — she left the cards out of order

no dejes el cuarto en desorden — don't leave the room in a mess

b) ( confusión) disorder

2) desórdenes masculino plural

a) ( disturbios) disturbances (pl), disorder

b) (Med) disorders (pl)

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= disorder, chaos, muddle, turbulence, mess, messiness, turbulent waters, anomie, clutter, brouhaha, lawlessness, riot.

Ex. Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.

Ex. Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum'.

Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex. The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.

Ex. We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included ( clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).

Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex. So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

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* causar desórdenes = riot.

* desorden alimenticio = eating disorder.

* desorden público = public disorder.

* desorden social = social disorder.

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, cuarto, cajón) untidiness

no soporto el desorden — I can't stand untidiness

perdona el desorden — sorry about the mess

en desorden — <salir/entrar> in a disorderly fashion

todo estaba en desorden — everything was in disorder o in a mess

dejó los naipes en desorden — she left the cards out of order

no dejes el cuarto en desorden — don't leave the room in a mess

b) ( confusión) disorder

2) desórdenes masculino plural

a) ( disturbios) disturbances (pl), disorder

b) (Med) disorders (pl)

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= disorder, chaos, muddle, turbulence, mess, messiness, turbulent waters, anomie, clutter, brouhaha, lawlessness, riot.

Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.

Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum'.

Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.

Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.

Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.

Ex: The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.

Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included ( clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).

Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.

* causar desórdenes = riot.

* desorden alimenticio = eating disorder.

* desorden público = public disorder.

* desorden social = social disorder.

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desorden

masculine

A (falta de orden) disorder

el desorden más absoluto reinaba en la habitación the room was in complete disorder o an incredible mess

todo estaba en desorden everything was in disorder o in a mess

perdona el desorden sorry about the mess

dejó las fichas en desorden she left the cards out of order

se retiraron en desorden they withdrew in disorder o disarray o confusion

B desórdenes mpl

1 (disturbios) disturbances (pl), disorder

2 (excesos) excesses (pl)

3 ( Med) disorders (pl)

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desorden sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de persona, cuarto, cajón) untidiness, mess (colloq);

◊ perdona el desorden sorry about the mess;

en desorden ‹salir/entrar› in a disorderly fashion;
todo estaba en desorden everything was in disorder o in a mess
b) ( confusión) disorder

2
◊ desórdenes sustantivo masculino plural ( disturbios) disturbances (pl), disorder

desorden sustantivo masculino
1 disorder
(de una habitación) untidiness, mess: ¡cuánto desorden!, what a mess! 2 desórdenes, (alteración del orden público) disturbances
(excesos) excesses
' desorden' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cachondeo
- confusión
- enfermar
- lío
- torre
- barullo
- follón
- jaleo
- revoltijo
- tirado
English:
anyhow
- clutter
- disarray
- disorder
- foul up
- lawlessness
- mess
- muddle
- ruffled
- straggle
- tumble out
- untidiness
- confusion

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desorden nm

1. [confusión] disorder, chaos;
[falta de orden] mess;
esto es un completo desorden this is absolute chaos, this is a complete mess;

no sé cómo puedes encontrar nada en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can find anything in this mess;

disculpa todo este desorden please excuse all this mess;

tu dormitorio está en desorden your bedroom is in a mess;

en esa casa reina el desorden it's chaos in this house

2. [vida desenfrenada] excess

3.
desórdenes [disturbios] disturbance;

se han producido desórdenes por toda la ciudad there have been disturbances throughout the city;

desórdenes callejeros street disturbances

4. [alteración física] disorder;

sufre desórdenes nerviosos/estomacales he has a nervous/stomach complaint

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desorden

m

1 disorder; de habitación untidiness

2

:

desórdenes pl disturbances

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desorden nm, pl desórdenes

1) desbarajuste: disorder, mess

2) : disorder, disturbance, upset

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desorden n mess

¡vaya desorden! what a mess!

en desorden in a mess

Spanish-English dictionary > desorden
494 despectivo

adj.

slighting, derogatory, disdainful, contemptuous.

m.

derogatory word, derogatory comment.

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despectivo

► adjetivo

1 contemptuous, disparaging

2 GRAMÁTICA pejorative, derogatory

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ADJ

1) (=despreciativo) contemptuous, scornful

hablar de algn en términos despectivos — to speak disparagingly of sb

2) (Ling) pejorative

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- va adjetivo <trato/gesto/actitud> contemptuous; < tono> disparaging, contemptuous; < término> pejorative, derogatory

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= derogatory, snide, deprecating, contemptuous.

Ex. The arbitrary surnames, for instance, given Jews in the German area many years ago were often derogatory, and those remain their personal names.

Ex. XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.

Ex. The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

Ex. After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

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- va adjetivo <trato/gesto/actitud> contemptuous; < tono> disparaging, contemptuous; < término> pejorative, derogatory

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= derogatory, snide, deprecating, contemptuous.

Ex: The arbitrary surnames, for instance, given Jews in the German area many years ago were often derogatory, and those remain their personal names.

Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.

Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

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despectivo -va

adjective

‹gesto/actitud› contemptuous; ‹tono› disparaging, contemptuous; ‹término› pejorative, derogatory

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despectivo
◊ -va adjetivo ‹trato/gesto/actitud› contemptuous;

‹ tono› disparaging;
‹ término› pejorative, derogatory
despectivo,-a adjetivo derogatory, disparaging
' despectivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despectiva
- matiz
- tono
English:
contemptuous
- derogatory
- disparaging
- sneer
- disdainful

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despectivo, -a adj

1. [despreciativo] scornful, contemptuous;

hablar de algo/alguien en tono despectivo to speak scornfully o contemptuously about sth/sb

2. Ling [palabra, sufijo] pejorative

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despectivo

adj contemptuous; GRAM pejorative

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despectivo, -va adj

1) : contemptuous, disparaging

2) : derogatory, pejorative

Spanish-English dictionary > despectivo
495 despegarse

despegarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (separarse) to come unstuck

2 figurado (perder afecto) to lose affection (de, for)

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VPR

1) [objeto] to come unstuck

se ha despegado el cartel — the poster's come unstuck

2) [persona] to become alienated (de from)

despegarse de los amigos — to break with one's friends

despegarse del mundo — to renounce worldly things

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(v.) = come + unstuck, come + loose

Ex. If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.

Ex. It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.

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(v.) = come + unstuck, come + loose

Ex: If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body.

Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.

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■despegarse verbo reflexivo
1 (desprenderse) to come unstuck
2 (alejarse, distanciarse) to grow apart: el perro no se despega de ella, the dog doesn't leave her side
' despegarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprenderse
- despegar
English:
peel
- come
- unstuck

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vpr

1. [etiqueta, pegatina, sello] to come unstuck (de from), to peel off;

se me despegó la venda my bandage came undone

2. [persona]
despegarse de alguien to break away from sb;

no se despegó de su novia ni un minuto he didn't leave his girlfriend's side for a minute;

no pudo despegarse de aquel pesado she couldn't get rid of o away from that bore;

los ciclistas no consiguen despegarse del pelotón the cyclists can't break away from the pack

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despegarse

v/r

1 come unstuck (de from), come off (de sth)

2 de persona distance o.s. (de from)

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despegarse vb to come off [pt. came; pp. come]

Spanish-English dictionary > despegarse
496 despejar

v.

1 to clear.

Los policías despejaron la calle The police cleared the street.

2 to clear up, to put an end to.

3 to solve, to resolve, to clear, to clear up.

El detective despejó el asesinato The detective solved the crime.

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despejar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desalojar) to clear

2 (espabilar) to wake up, clear the head of

3 figurado (aclarar) to clarify, clear up

4 DEPORTE to clear

5 MATEMÁTICAS to find

6 INFORMÁTICA to clear

► verbo pronominal despejarse

1 METEREOLOGÍA to clear up

2 (espabilarse) to wake oneself up, clear one's head

■ voy a tomar el aire para despejarme I'm going to get some fresh air to wake myself up

3 (aclararse) to become clear

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1. verb
to clear
2. verb
clear

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1. VT

1) [lugar] to clear

los bomberos despejaron el teatro — the firemen cleared the theatre of people

la policía obligó a despejar el tribunal — the police ordered the court to be cleared

2) (Dep) [balón] to clear

3) (=resolver) [+ misterio] to clear up; (Mat) [+ incógnita] to find

4) (Inform) [+ pantalla] to clear

5) (Med) [+ nariz] to unblock; [+ cabeza] to clear; [+ persona] to wake up

2. VI

1) [de un lugar]

¡despejen! — [al moverse] move along!; [haciendo salir] everybody out!

2) (Dep) to clear, clear the ball

3) (Meteo) to clear

3.

See:

despejarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (desocupar, desalojar) to clear

despejen la sala — clear the room

b) < nariz> to unblock, clear

2)

a) ( espabilar) to wake... up

b) ( desembotar)

el paseo me despejó — the walk cleared my head

c) < borracho> to sober... up

3) < incógnita> (Mat) to find the value of

4) < balón> ( en fútbol) to clear; ( en fútbol americano) to punt
2.
despejar vi ( en fútbol) to clear; ( en fútbol americano) to punt
3.
despejar v impers (Meteo) to clear up

ya despejó — it has cleared up now
4.
despejarse v pron ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up; ( desembotarse) to clear one's head; borracho to sober up

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= clear out.

Ex. Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

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* despejar la carretera = clear + route.

* despejar la mente = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

* despejar una incertidumbre = relieve + uncertainty.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (desocupar, desalojar) to clear

despejen la sala — clear the room

b) < nariz> to unblock, clear

2)

a) ( espabilar) to wake... up

b) ( desembotar)

el paseo me despejó — the walk cleared my head

c) < borracho> to sober... up

3) < incógnita> (Mat) to find the value of

4) < balón> ( en fútbol) to clear; ( en fútbol americano) to punt
2.
despejar vi ( en fútbol) to clear; ( en fútbol americano) to punt
3.
despejar v impers (Meteo) to clear up

ya despejó — it has cleared up now
4.
despejarse v pron ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up; ( desembotarse) to clear one's head; borracho to sober up

* * *

= clear out.

Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.

* despejar la carretera = clear + route.

* despejar la mente = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.

* despejar una incertidumbre = relieve + uncertainty.

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despejar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (desocupar, desalojar) to clear

despejen la sala clear the room

la policía despejó la plaza de manifestantes the police cleared the square of demonstrators o cleared the demonstrators from the square

2 ‹nariz› to unblock, clear

B

1 (espabilar) to wake … up

2

(desembotar): el paseo me despejó the walk cleared my head

3 ‹borracho› to sober … up

C ‹incógnita› ( Mat) to find the value of

la investigación no ha logrado despejar esta incógnita the investigation failed to clear up o to find an answer to this question

D ‹balón› (en fútbol) to clear; (en fútbol americano) to punt

■ despejar

vi

(en fútbol) to clear; (en fútbol americano) to punt

■

v impers

( Meteo):

en cuanto despeje salimos as soon as it clears up we'll go out

■ despejarse

v pron

1 (espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up

voy a darme una ducha a ver si me despejo I'm going to have a shower to try and wake myself up

2 (desembotarse) to clear one's head

3 «borracho» to sober up

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despejar ( conjugate despejar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (desocupar, desalojar) to clear

b) ‹ nariz› to unblock, clear;

◊ el paseo me despejó the walk cleared my head

2 ‹ balón› ( en fútbol) to clear;
( en fútbol americano) to punt
verbo intransitivo ( en fútbol) to clear;
( en fútbol americano) to punt
despejar v impers (Meteo) to clear up
despejarse verbo pronominal ( espabilarse) to wake (oneself) up;
( desembotarse) to clear one's head;
[ borracho] to sober up
despejar verbo transitivo
1 (quitar obstáculos, vaciar) to clear
2 (aclarar un misterio, una duda) to clear up
3 Mat to work out the value of
4 Ftb (el balón) to clear
' despejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espabilar
- franquear
- apartar
English:
clear
- sober

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despejar

♦ vt

1. [habitación, camino, carretera] to clear;
[nariz] to unblock; [mente] to clear;
¡despejen la sala! clear the room!

2. [pelota] to clear;

el portero despejó la pelota a córner the goalkeeper cleared the ball for a corner;

despejar el balón de cabeza/de puños to head/punch the ball away

3. [misterio, incógnita] to clear up, to put an end to;

su respuesta no despejó mis dudas her answer didn't clear up the things I wasn't sure about

4. Mat [incógnita] to find

5. [persona] [de desmayo] to bring round;

el aire fresco lo despejó [de aturdimiento, borrachera] the fresh air cleared his head;

el paseo le despejó las ideas the walk helped him get his ideas in order

♦ vi

1. [en fútbol, rugby, hockey] to clear;

el defensa despejó a córner the defender cleared the ball for a corner;

despejar de cabeza/de puños to head/punch the ball away

2. [apartarse]
¡despejen, por favor! move along there, please!

♦ v impersonal
[aclarar el tiempo] to clear up; [aclarar el cielo] to clear
♦ See also the pronominal verb despejarse

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despejar

v/t

1 calle, sala etc clear

2 persona wake up

3 DEP pelota clear

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despejar vt

1) : to clear, to free

2) : to clarify

despejar vi

1) : to clear up

2) : to punt (in sports)

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despejar vb

1. (lugar, pelota) to clear

la policía ha despejado la zona the police have cleared the area

2. (dudas) to clear up / to clarify [pt. & pp. clarified]

has despejado todas mis dudas you've cleared up all my doubts

Spanish-English dictionary > despejar
497 despistado

adj.

disoriented, lost, at wits end, clueless.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: despistar.

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despistado

► participio pasado

1→ link=despistar despistar

► adjetivo

1 (distraído) absent-minded

2 (confundido) confused

3 (desorientado) lost

■ estoy despistado, ya no sé dónde estamos I'm lost, I don't know where we are

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 absent-minded person, scatterbrain

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacerse el/la despistado,-a to pretend not to understand

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despistado, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=distraído) vague, absentminded

2) (=confuso) confused, muddled

ando muy despistado con todo esto — I'm terribly muddled about all this

2.

SM / F (=distraído) scatterbrain, absent-minded person

es un despistado — he's very absent-minded

- hacerse el despistado

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] vague, absentminded

soy muy despistado para los nombres — I never remember names

b) [estar]

estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming

2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lost

todavía anda un poco despistado — he hasn't quite found his feet yet
II
- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)

no te hagas el despistado — don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about

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= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.

Ex. The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.

Ex. A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.

Ex. He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.

Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.

Ex. Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

Ex. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex. But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.

Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.

Ex. Some people like airheads with fake boobs.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

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I
- da adjetivo

1)

a) [ser] vague, absentminded

soy muy despistado para los nombres — I never remember names

b) [estar]

estaba or iba despistado — I was miles away (colloq) o daydreaming

2) [estar] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lost

todavía anda un poco despistado — he hasn't quite found his feet yet
II
- da masculino, femenino scatterbrain (colloq)

no te hagas el despistado — don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about

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= absent-minded, scatterbrain, clueless, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], in a fog, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded.

Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.

Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.

Ex: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.

Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.

Ex: Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.

Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.

Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

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despistado¹ -da

adjective

A (distraído)

1 [ SER] forgetful, absent-minded

tendrás que recordárselo, es muy despistado you'll have to remind him, he's very absent-minded o forgetful o he tends to forget things

soy muy despistado para los nombres I never remember names, I'm hopeless with names ( colloq)

2 [ ESTAR]:

estaba or iba despistado y me pasé de la parada I was miles away o I was daydreaming and I missed my stop ( colloq)

B [ ESTAR] (desorientado, confuso) bewildered, lost

con tantos cambios estoy despistado I'm bewildered by o I'm all at sea with all these changes

todavía anda un poco despistado he hasn't quite found his feet yet, he's still a bit lost o disoriented

despistado² -da

masculine, feminine

scatterbrain ( colloq)

es un despistado he's a scatterbrain, he's very absent-minded o forgetful

no te hagas la despistada don't act as if you don't know what I'm talking about

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Del verbo despistar: ( conjugate despistar)

despistado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
despistado
despistar
despistado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) [ser] vague, absentminded;

◊ soy muy despistado para los nombres I never remember names

b)

◊ estar despistado to be miles away (colloq) o daydreaming;

(desorientado, confuso) to be bewildered o lost
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
scatterbrain (colloq)
despistar ( conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo
a) (desorientar, confundir) to confuse

b) ‹ perseguidor› to shake off;

‹ sabueso› to throw … off the scent
despistarse verbo pronominal ( confundirse) to get confused o muddled;
( distraerse) to lose concentration
despistado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (olvidadizo) scatterbrained, absent-minded: Jorge es muy despistado, nunca se acuerda de dónde ha aparcado el coche, Jorge is absent-minded; he never remembers where he parked his car
2 (desorientado) confused: estoy un poco despistado, ¿dónde nos encontramos ahora?, I'm a bit confused - where are we?
II sustantivo masculino y femenino scatterbrain: me hago la despistada, I pretend not to understand
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead
' despistado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despistada
- distraída
- distraído
- hacerse
- alocado
- atolondrado
English:
absent-minded
- careless
- forgetful
- hopelessly
- scatterbrained
- sea
- absent
- vague

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despistado, -a

♦ adj

1. [por naturaleza] absent-minded;

soy muy despistado para los cumpleaños I'm hopeless at remembering birthdays

2. [momentáneamente] distracted;

en ese momento estaba despistado y no la vi I was distracted at the time and didn't see her

3. [confuso] muddled, mixed up;

aún se le ve despistado he still looks a bit lost o as if he doesn't quite know what he's doing;

nos tenías despistados a todos you had us all fooled

♦ nm,f

es una despistada she's very absent-minded;

hacerse el despistado to act as if one hasn't noticed/heard/understood/ etc;

no te hagas el despistado, te hablo a ti stop acting as if you haven't heard, I'm talking to you

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despistado

I adj scatterbrained

II m, despistada f scatterbrain

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despistado, -da adj

1) distraído: absentminded, forgetful

2) confuso: confused, bewildered

despistado, -da n

: scatterbrain, absentminded person

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despistado adj absent minded

soy muy despistado I'm very absent minded

Spanish-English dictionary > despistado
498 desplegar

v.

1 to unfold.

Ella despliega la bandera She unfurls the flag.

2 to display.

La urna despliega la joyería The case displays the jewelry.

Ella desplegó valor She displayed courage.

3 to deploy (military).

Ella despliega al regimiento She deploys the regiment.

4 to spread, to spread out.

El pavo real desplegó la cola The peacock spread his tail.

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desplegar

Conjugation model [ REGAR], like link=regar regar

► verbo transitivo

1 (extender) to unfold, spread (out), open (out); (alas) to spread

2 MILITAR to deploy

3 figurado (aclarar) to clarify

■ desplegar el significado de una palabra to clarify the meaning of a word

4 figurado (ejercitar) to show, display

■ desplegar prudencia to show prudence

► verbo pronominal desplegarse

1 MILITAR to deploy

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verb

1) to unfold

2) deploy

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1. VT

1) (=extender) [+ mapa, mantel] to unfold; [+ periódico] to open, open out; [+ alas] to spread; [+ bandera, velas] to unfurl

2) (Mil) [+ misiles, tropas] to deploy

3) (=utilizar) [+ energías] to use; [+ recursos] to deploy

4) [+ misterio] to clarify

2.

See:

desplegarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < alas> to spread; < mapa> to open out, spread out, unfold; < velas> to unfurl; ver tb vela

b) ( demostrar) <talento/ingenio> to display

2) (Mil) <tropas/misiles> to deploy

3) ( llevar a cabo) < campaña> to mount; < esfuerzo> to make

4)

a) ( emplear) <encantos/poder> to use

b) ( dar muestras de) to show, display
2.
desplegarse v pron (Mil) to deploy

* * *

= unfold, unfurl, deploy.

Ex. This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.

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* desplegarse a modo de abanico = fan out.

* desplegarse en abanico = fan out.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < alas> to spread; < mapa> to open out, spread out, unfold; < velas> to unfurl; ver tb vela

b) ( demostrar) <talento/ingenio> to display

2) (Mil) <tropas/misiles> to deploy

3) ( llevar a cabo) < campaña> to mount; < esfuerzo> to make

4)

a) ( emplear) <encantos/poder> to use

b) ( dar muestras de) to show, display
2.
desplegarse v pron (Mil) to deploy

* * *

= unfold, unfurl, deploy.

Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.

* desplegarse a modo de abanico = fan out.

* desplegarse en abanico = fan out.

* * *

desplegar [A7 ]

vt

A

1 ‹alas› to spread; ‹mapa› to open out, spread out, unfold; ‹velas› to unfurl ver tb vela

2 (demostrar) ‹talento/ingenio› to display

B ( Mil) ‹tropas/misiles› to deploy

C

(llevar a cabo): los esfuerzos desplegados para solucionar el conflicto the efforts made to solve the dispute

la campaña desplegada con ocasión del referéndum the campaign mounted for the referendum

D

1 (emplear) ‹encantos/poder› to use

2 (dar muestras de) to show, display

■ desplegarse

v pron

( Mil) to deploy

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desplegar ( conjugate desplegar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ alas› to spread;

‹ mapa› to open out, spread out;
‹ velas› to unfurl
b) ( demostrar) ‹talento/ingenio› to display;

( emplear) ‹encantos/poder› to use
c) ( llevar a cabo) ‹ campaña› to mount;

‹ esfuerzo› to make
2 (Mil) ‹tropas/misiles› to deploy
desplegarse verbo pronominal (Mil) to deploy
desplegar verbo transitivo
1 (las velas, un mapa) to open (out), spread (out)
2 (energías, una cualidad, etc) to use, deploy
' desplegar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- extender
- tender
English:
deploy
- open out
- spread
- stretch
- unfold
- unfurl

* * *

desplegar

♦ vt

1. [desdoblar] [tela, periódico, mapa] to unfold;
[alas] to spread, to open; [vela, bandera] to unfurl
2. [poner en práctica] [cualidades, conocimientos] to use, to put to use;
[campaña] to mount; [estrategia] to deploy, to use; [actividad] to carry out;
el gobierno desplegará todos los medios a su alcance the government will deploy o use all the means at its disposal;

desplegó toda su sabiduría para encandilar al público he used every way he knew to captivate the audience

3. [ejército, misiles] to deploy

♦ See also the pronominal verb desplegarse

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desplegar

v/t

1 unfold, open out

2 MIL deploy

* * *

desplegar {49} vt

1) : to display, to show, to manifest

2) desdoblar: to unfold, to unfurl

3) : to spread (out)

4) : to deploy

* * *

desplegar vb

1. (mapa) to unfold

2. (alas) to spread [pt. & pp. spread]

Spanish-English dictionary > desplegar
499 despreciativo

adj.

disdainful, disparaging, slighting, scornful.

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despreciativo

► adjetivo

1 scornful, contemptuous

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ADJ [observación, tono] scornful, contemptuous; [comentario] derogatory

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- va adjetivo < persona> disdainful; <tono/gesto> disdainful, scornful

una mirada despreciativa — a look of disdain o scorn

* * *

= snide, derisive, deprecating.

Ex. XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.

Ex. As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.

Ex. The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

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- va adjetivo < persona> disdainful; <tono/gesto> disdainful, scornful

una mirada despreciativa — a look of disdain o scorn

* * *

= snide, derisive, deprecating.

Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.

Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.

Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

* * *

despreciativo -va

adjective

‹persona› disdainful; ‹tono/gesto› disdainful, scornful

una mirada despreciativa a look of disdain o scorn

nos trata de una manera muy despreciativa he treats us very disdainfully o with contempt

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despreciativo
◊ -va adjetivo

disdainful

' despreciativo' also found in these entries:
English:
disparaging

* * *

despreciativo, -a adj
[tono, mirada, actitud] scornful, contemptuous
* * *

despreciativo

adj contemptuous

* * *

despreciativo, -va adj

: scornful, disdainful

Spanish-English dictionary > despreciativo
500 despreocupado

adj.

unworried, care-free, carefree, free and easy.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: despreocuparse.

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despreocupado

► participio pasado

1→ link=despreocuparse despreocuparse

► adjetivo

1 (tranquilo) unconcerned, unworried

2 (negligente) negligent, careless, sloppy

3 (indiferente) indifferent

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(f. - despreocupada)

adj.

careless

* * *

ADJ

1) (=sin preocupación) unworried, unconcerned

vive despreocupado de todo — he has a carefree existence

2) [al hablar, jugar] nonchalant

3) [en el vestir] casual; pey careless, sloppy

4) (=imparcial) unbias(s)ed, impartial

5) (Rel) (=indiferente) indifferent, apathetic; (=tolerante) broad-minded

6) † [mujer] loose

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) ( sin preocupaciones) < vida> carefree

b) ( descuidado) negligent

c) ( indiferente) unworried

* * *

= freewheeling [free-wheeling], unconcerned, footloose, blithe, carefree, breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], insouciant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], nonchalant, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].

Ex. Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.

Ex. Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.

Ex. Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.

Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.

Ex. Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.

Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex. Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.

Ex. I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.

Ex. Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.

Ex. Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.

Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

----

* de manera despreocupada = casually.

* usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).

* * *

- da adjetivo

a) ( sin preocupaciones) < vida> carefree

b) ( descuidado) negligent

c) ( indiferente) unworried

* * *

= freewheeling [free-wheeling], unconcerned, footloose, blithe, carefree, breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], insouciant, nonplus, nonplussed [nonplused], nonchalant, airy [airier -comp., airiest -sup.].

Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.

Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.

Ex: Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.

Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.

Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.

Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.

Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.

Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.

Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.

Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

* de manera despreocupada = casually.

* usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).

* * *

despreocupado -da

adjective

carefree

llevaba una vida muy despreocupada she led a very carefree existence

es muy despreocupado con sus hijos he's very easygoing with his children

* * *

Del verbo despreocuparse: ( conjugate despreocuparse)

despreocupado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
despreocupado
despreocuparse
despreocupado
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( sin preocupaciones) ‹ vida› carefree

b) ( descuidado) negligent

c) ( indiferente) unworried

despreocuparse ( conjugate despreocuparse) verbo pronominal
a) See Also→

◊ desentenderse

b) ( dejar de preocuparse):

◊ despreocúpate de todo don't worry about anything

despreocupado,-a adjetivo
1 (tranquilo) unconcerned
2 (negligente) careless
(estilo) casual
despreocuparse verbo reflexivo
1 (liberarse de una preocupación) to stop worrying: es difícil despreocuparse del chequeo de mañana, it's hard to not to be worried about tomorrow's checkup
2 (no prestar atención, cuidado, etc) to be unconcerned o indifferent [de, to]: se ha despreocupado completamente de preparar la boda, she has become totally indifferent to planning the wedding
' despreocupado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dejada
- dejado
- despreocuparse
- despreocupada
- tranquila
- tranquilo
English:
airy
- breezy
- carefree
- careless
- casual
- easy-going
- happy-go-lucky
- nonchalant
- slovenly
- care
- happy

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despreocupado, -a adj

1. [libre de preocupaciones] carefree;

vive despreocupado he's very happy-go-lucky o laid-back;

es demasiado despreocupado he doesn't take things seriously enough, he's too laid-back

2. [negligente] unconcerned

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despreocupado

adj

1 ( descuidado) careless

2 ( sin preocupaciones) carefree

* * *

despreocupado, -da adj

: carefree, easygoing, unconcerned

* * *

despreocupado adj casual

Spanish-English dictionary > despreocupado

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