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1 despuntar
v.1 to break the point off (romper la punta).2 to bud (flor, capullo).3 to excel, to stand out (person).4 to break (alba).5 to blunt, to dull.* * *1 (quitar la punta) to blunt, make blunt2 MARÍTIMO to round2 (destacar) to excel, stand out\al despuntar el alba/día at dawn, at daybreak* * *verb1) to blunt2) excel, stand out* * *1.VT [+ lápiz, cuchillo] to blunt2. VI1) (Bot) [plantas] to sprout; [flores] to bud2) [día] to dawnal despuntar el alba — at daybreak, at dawn
3) [persona] (=destacar) to excel, stand outdespunta en matemáticas — he shines o excels at maths
* * *1.verbo transitivo to blunt2.despuntar via) día to break, dawnal despuntar el día/alba — at daybreak/dawn
c) personadespuntar en algo — to excel at o in something
* * *= blunt.Ex. It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.----* al despuntar el alba = at the crack of dawn.* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.* * *1.verbo transitivo to blunt2.despuntar via) día to break, dawnal despuntar el día/alba — at daybreak/dawn
c) personadespuntar en algo — to excel at o in something
* * *= blunt.Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
* al despuntar el alba = at the crack of dawn.* al despuntar el día = at the crack of dawn.* * *despuntar [A1 ]vtto blunt■ despuntarvi1 «día» to break, dawnal despuntar el día/alba at daybreak/dawn2 «flores» to bud; «plantas» to sprout3«persona»: despuntaba en geografía she shone o excelled at geographydespunta en el campo de la dermatología he's an eminent dermatologistviene despuntando en el mundo de la moda she is beginning to be noticed o to make an impression o to make a name for herself in the fashion worlddespunta por su eficiencia her efficiency is outstanding, she's extremely efficientto go blunt* * *
despuntar ( conjugate despuntar) verbo transitivo
to blunt
verbo intransitivo
[ plantas] to sprout
despuntar
I vtr (quitar la punta) to blunt, make blunt
II verbo intransitivo
1 (comenzar a manifestarse) to appear
(el día) to dawn
2 (destacar) to excel, stand out
' despuntar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clarear
English:
blunt
- crack
* * *♦ vt1. [romper la punta de] to break the point off2. [desgastar la punta de] to blunt♦ vi1. [brotar] [flor, capullo] to bud;[planta] to sprout2. [destacar] to excel, to stand out;despunta en francés she excels in French;despunta por su inteligencia his intelligence makes him stand out3. [comenzar] [alba] to break;[día] to dawn;al despuntar el alba/día at dawn/daybreak;saldremos de viaje apenas despunte el día we'll set off at the crack of dawn* * *I v/t bluntII v/i1 de planta sprout2 de día dawn;al despuntar el día at daybreak* * *despuntar vt: to bluntdespuntar vi1) : to dawn2) : to sprout3) : to excel, to stand out
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