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1 detract from
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2 detract from
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3 to detract from
1 (achievement) quitar mérito(s) a, restar valor a; (beauty) deslucir -
4 detract
tr[dɪ'trækt]1 (achievement) quitar mérito(s) a, restar valor a; (beauty) deslucirdetract [di'trækt] vito detract from : restarle valor a, quitarle méritos av.• detractar v.• detraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• disminuir v.• maldecir v.(§pres: maldigo, maldices...) pret: maldij-pp: maldichofut/c: maldir-•)dɪ'træktto detract FROM something: I didn't wish to detract from her achievement no quise quitarle méritos or restarle valor a su logro; it detracts from the beauty of the painting — desmerece la belleza del cuadro
[dɪ'trækt]VIto detract from — [+ value] quitar mérito or valor a; [+ reputation] empañar
* * *[dɪ'trækt]to detract FROM something: I didn't wish to detract from her achievement no quise quitarle méritos or restarle valor a su logro; it detracts from the beauty of the painting — desmerece la belleza del cuadro
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5 detract
v.1 detraer.2 detractar, denigrar, apocar. -> detract from (pt & pp detracted) -
6 derogate
v.• desmerecer v.['derǝɡeɪt]VIto derogate from — (=detract from) quitar mérito or valor a; (=reduce) [+ authority] menoscabar; (=deviate from) desviarse de
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7 restar
restar ( conjugate restar) verbo transitivo restar algo DE algo to take (away) o subtract sth from sthc) ( quitar):◊ restarle importancia a algo to minimize o play down the importance of sthverbo intransitivo 1 (Mat) to subtract, take away 2 (Esp) (Dep) to return (service)
restar
I verbo transitivo
1 Mat to subtract, take away
2 (quitar) to minimize: me estáis restando autoridad, you are undermining my authority
le restó importancia, she played down its importance
3 (en tenis) to return
II vi (quedar) to be left, remain: solo me resta decir..., it only remains for me to say... ¿Cómo se dice 8 - 2 = 6?
Two from eight leaves/is six. Eight take away two leaves/is six. What's two from eight? What's eight minus two?
' restar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atar - deducirse - faltar - quitar - sustraer - desautorizar - descontar - sobrar English: detract - little - smooth over - subtract - subtraction - take away -
8 mérito
mérito sustantivo masculino merit, worth; una persona de mérito a worthy person; tener mérito to be praiseworthy; quitarle méritos a algn to take the credit away from sb; atribuirse el mérito de algo to take the credit for sth
mérito sustantivo masculino
1 (merecimiento) merit
2 (valor por el esfuerzo realizado) tiene mérito que te disculpes, it's very commendable of you to apologize
un trabajo de mérito, a commendable work ' mérito' also found in these entries: Spanish: notable - valor - mero English: detract - DSO - merit - saving - undeserving - unworthiness - walkover - credit
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