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1 desgastarse
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2 desgastarse con el tiempo
• wear oneself out• wear out one's welcome• weather• weather barrier• weather conditions• weather eyeDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > desgastarse con el tiempo
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3 demostrar sinceramente los sentimientos
• wear off• wear oneself outDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > demostrar sinceramente los sentimientos
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4 llevar el corazón en la mano
• wear off• wear oneself outDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > llevar el corazón en la mano
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5 desgastar
v.1 to wear out.2 to wear down, to fret, to eat away, to rub away.El roce desgasta el cuero Friction wears down leather.3 to exhaust, to play out.El acoso desgasta la mente Harassment exhausts the mind.4 to tire out, to drain.* * *2 (erosionar) to erode3 figurado (debilitar) to weaken1 (gastarse) to wear out, get worn2 figurado (debilitarse) to weaken* * *verbto wear out, wear down* * *1. VT1) [+ ropa, zapatos, tejido, moqueta, neumático] to wear out; [+ tacones, suela] to wear down; [+ superficie] to wear away2) [+ rival, contrincante] to wear down2.VI (=debilitar)veinte años de poder desgastan — after twenty years in power you get stale o run out of steam
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( debilitar) to wear... down2.desgastarse v pron* * *= wear out, eat away at.Ex. What we really want is a product that wears out from use over a reasonable amount of time.Ex. Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.----* desgastarse = wear off.* no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.* sin desgastar = unworn.* * *1.verbo transitivob) ( debilitar) to wear... down2.desgastarse v pron* * *= wear out, eat away at.Ex: What we really want is a product that wears out from use over a reasonable amount of time.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.* desgastarse = wear off.* no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.* sin desgastar = unworn.* * *desgastar [A1 ]vt1 (gastar) ‹suelas/ropa› to wear out; ‹roca› to wear away, erode2 (debilitar) to wear … down1 (gastarse) «ropa» to wear out; «roca» to wear away; «tacón» to wear down2 «persona» to wear oneself out; «relación» to grow stale* * *
desgastar ( conjugate desgastar) verbo transitivo
‹ roca› to wear away, erode
desgastarse verbo pronominal
[ roca] to wear away;
[ tacón] to wear down
[ relación] to grow stale
desgastar verbo transitivo to wear out
' desgastar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gastar
English:
eat away
- erode
- wear
- wear away
- weather
* * *♦ vt1. [suela, neumático] to wear down;[puño, cuerda] to fray; [roca] to wear away;han desgastado la tapicería del sofá con sus juegos they've caused a lot of wear on the upholstery of the sofa with their playing on it2. [persona] to wear out;[organización] to weaken* * *v/t1 zapatos wear out2 defensas wear down* * *desgastar vt1) : to use up2) : to wear away, to wear down* * * -
6 agotarse
pron.v.to become exhausted; to be finished.* * *1 (cansarse) to become exhausted, become tired out2 (gastarse) to run out3 COMERCIO to be sold out* * *1) to get exhausted, tire oneself out, wear oneself out2) sell out* * *VPR1) (=cansarse) to get exhausted, tire o.s. out, wear o.s. outme agoto pronto nadando — I soon get exhausted when I swim, I soon tire o wear myself out when I swim, swimming soon tires o wears me out
2) [mercancía, artículo, género] to sell outese producto se nos ha agotado — we've sold out of that product, that product is o has sold out
3) [recursos, reservas] to run outse me está agotando la paciencia — my patience is running out o wearing thin
4) [prórroga, tiempo] to run out* * *(v.) = run down, peter out, run + short (of), run out, go out of + print, sell out, dry up, run out of, run + dry, be all goneEx. A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation.Ex. Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex. The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.Ex. He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out.Ex. Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont.Ex. The first edition was quickly sold out, and I decided to revise it in the light of comments by colleagues and reviewers, and of developments in my own thinking.Ex. The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.Ex. The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex. So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *(v.) = run down, peter out, run + short (of), run out, go out of + print, sell out, dry up, run out of, run + dry, be all goneEx: A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation.
Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.Ex: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.Ex: He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out.Ex: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont.Ex: The first edition was quickly sold out, and I decided to revise it in the light of comments by colleagues and reviewers, and of developments in my own thinking.Ex: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.* * *
■agotarse verbo reflexivo
1 (terminarse las existencias, la paciencia) to run out, be used up
Com to be sold out
2 (cansarse) to become exhausted o tired out
' agotarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agotar
English:
give out
- go
- run down
- run out
- short
- wear
- dry
- run
- sell
* * *vpr1. [cansarse] to tire oneself out, to exhaust oneself;se agotó con la caminata the walk tired him out o exhausted him2. [acabarse] to run out;[libro, disco, entradas] to sell out;se nos agotaron las provisiones our provisions ran out;las entradas se agotaron en seguida the tickets sold out almost immediately;se nos ha agotado ese modelo that model has sold out;se me está agotando la paciencia my patience is running out o wearing thin3. [pila, batería] to go flat* * *v/r1 ( cansarse) get worn out, exhaust o.s.2 ( terminarse) run out, become exhausted3 ( venderse) sell out;la primera edición se ha agotado the first edition has sold out* * *vr* * *agotarse vb -
7 fatigar
v.1 to tire, to weary.la televisión me fatiga mucho la vista my eyes get very tired watching television2 to fatigue, to exhaust, to tire, to overwork.Fatigamos a nuestros empleados We fatigue our employees.El sol fatiga los materiales The sun fatigues the materials.* * *1 (cansar) to wear out, tire2 (molestar) to annoy1 to tire, get tired■ se fatigó de tanto subir y bajar escaleras she got tired of going up and down the stairs all the time* * *verbto fatigue, tire* * *1. VT1) (=cansar) to tire2) (=molestar) to annoy2.See:* * *1. 2.fatigarse v prona) ( cansarse) to get tired, wear oneself out (colloq)b) ( ahogarse) to get breathless* * *= exhaust, fatigue, weary.Ex. The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.Ex. She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.* * *1. 2.fatigarse v prona) ( cansarse) to get tired, wear oneself out (colloq)b) ( ahogarse) to get breathless* * *= exhaust, fatigue, weary.Ex: The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.* * *fatigar [A3 ]vt(físicamente) to tire … out; (mentalmente) to tiretanto subir y bajar me fatiga all this going up and down stairs tires me out o ( colloq) takes it out of me1 (cansarse) to get tired, wear oneself out ( colloq)2 (ahogarse) to get breathlessse fatiga subiendo las escaleras she gets breathless o out of breath climbing stairs* * *
fatigar ( conjugate fatigar) verbo transitivo ( físicamente) to tire … out;
( mentalmente) to tire
fatigarse verbo pronominal
fatigar verbo transitivo to tire, weary
' fatigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cansar
* * *♦ vtto tire, to weary;el abuelo fatiga a todos con sus historias grandad tires us all with his stories;la televisión me fatiga mucho la vista my eyes get very tired watching television* * *v/t tire* * *fatigar {52} vtcansar: to fatigue, to tire* * *fatigar vb to tire out -
8 desgastarse
1 (gastarse) to wear out, get worn2 figurado (debilitarse) to weaken* * *VPR1) (=gastarse) [ropa, zapatos, tejido, neumático] to wear out; [tacones, suela, grada] to wear down; [superficie, roca] to wear away2) (=agotarse) [persona] to wear o.s. out* * *(v.) = wear offEx. We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.* * *(v.) = wear offEx: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
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■desgastarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una prenda, un instrumento) to wear out
2 (una persona) to wear oneself out
' desgastarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
deteriorarse
- gastarse
- desgastar
- gastar
- quemar
English:
wear
- wear away
- wear down
- wear off
- weather
* * *vpr1. [suela, neumático] to wear down;[puño, cuerda] to fray; [roca] to wear away; [tela] to become worn2. [persona] to become worn out;[organización] to become ineffective* * *v/r figwear o.s. out -
9 desgaste
m.1 wear and tear.el desgaste de las ruedas the wear on the tires2 wear and tear.el desgaste de los años the wear and tear of the years3 worn area, eroded area.4 wearing away, attrition, waste.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desgastar.* * *2 (deterioro) damage, deterioration3 figurado (debilitamiento) weakening\desgaste natural wear and tear* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [de ropa, zapatos, neumático] wear; [de superficie, roca] wearing away, erosion2) (=agotamiento)el poder produjo el desgaste del gobierno — in power, the government grew stale o ran out of steam
* * *a) (de ropa, suelas) wear; ( de rocas) erosion, wearing awayb) ( debilitamiento)* * *= burnout [burn-out], attrition, wear, weathering.Ex. Burnout is a growing phenomenon among librarians and other human service professionals = La apatía es un fenómeno que se da cada vez con más frecuencia entre los bibliotecarios y otros profesionales dedicados a prestar un servicio a la población.Ex. This article examines the trends which contribute to a high attrition rate among library directors.Ex. When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.Ex. Science topics include weathering, erosion, streams, sedimentation, sedimentary rocks.----* desgaste emocional = emotional exhaustion.* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.* guerra de desgaste = war of attrition.* prueba de desgaste = wear test.* test de desgaste = wear test.* * *a) (de ropa, suelas) wear; ( de rocas) erosion, wearing awayb) ( debilitamiento)* * *= burnout [burn-out], attrition, wear, weathering.Ex: Burnout is a growing phenomenon among librarians and other human service professionals = La apatía es un fenómeno que se da cada vez con más frecuencia entre los bibliotecarios y otros profesionales dedicados a prestar un servicio a la población.
Ex: This article examines the trends which contribute to a high attrition rate among library directors.Ex: When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.Ex: Science topics include weathering, erosion, streams, sedimentation, sedimentary rocks.* desgaste emocional = emotional exhaustion.* desgaste por el uso = wear and tear.* guerra de desgaste = war of attrition.* prueba de desgaste = wear test.* test de desgaste = wear test.* * *1 (de ropa, suelas) wear; (de rocas) erosion, wearing awayuso o desgaste normal normal wear and tear2(debilitamiento): sufren un gran desgaste físico jugando a esas temperaturas playing in those temperatures debilitates them o is very debilitatingindicios del desgaste de la dictadura signs of the declining authority of the dictatorship, signs that the dictatorship is weakeningCompuesto:loss of political support* * *
Del verbo desgastar: ( conjugate desgastar)
desgasté es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
desgaste es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
desgastar
desgaste
desgastar ( conjugate desgastar) verbo transitivo
‹ roca› to wear away, erode
desgastarse verbo pronominal
[ roca] to wear away;
[ tacón] to wear down
[ relación] to grow stale
desgaste sustantivo masculino
( de rocas) erosion, wearing away
desgastar verbo transitivo to wear out
desgaste sustantivo masculino
1 wear, wear and tear
2 desgaste del poder, weakening o decline of power
' desgaste' also found in these entries:
English:
attrition rate
- erosion
- wear
- attrition
* * *desgaste nm1. [de tela, muebles] wear and tear;[de roca] wearing away; [de pilas] running down; [de cuerda] fraying;el desgaste de las ruedas the wear on the tyresdesgaste natural fair wear and tear2. [de persona, organización] wear and tear;el desgaste de los años the wear and tear of the years;presenta todos los síntomas del desgaste que produce el poder it displays all the symptoms of having been in power too long;desgaste físico/psicológico physical/mental wear and tear* * *m wear (and tear);guerra de desgaste war of attrition* * *desgaste nm: deterioration, wear and tear* * *desgaste n (por el uso) wear -
10 deshacer
v.1 to undo (nudo, paquete).deshacer las maletas to unpack one's suitcases o bagstuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at homeElla deshizo el enredo She undid the mess.2 to melt (disolver) (helado, mantequilla).3 to tear up (despedazar) (libro).4 to cancel (poner fin a) (contrato, negocio).tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out5 to rout (destruir) (enemigo).6 to devastate.7 to destroy, to bring down, to dismantle, to tear apart.La bomba deshizo el puente The bomb destroyed the bridge.8 to rescind.Ella deshizo el pacto She rescinded the pact.* * *1 (destruir) to destroy3 (nudo) to untie, loosen; (paquete) to undo, unwrap; (cama) to strip; (equipaje) to unpack; (puntadas) to unpick4 MILITAR (poner en fuga) to rout, put to flight5 (romper un acuerdo) to break off6 (disolver) to dissolve; (derretir) to melt7 (desandar) to retrace8 (desmontar) to take apart, take to pieces9 (planes, proyectos) to spoil, ruin2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards\deshacerse en atenciones to be extremely kinddeshacerse en elogios/cumplidos to be full of praisedeshacerse en excusas to apologize profuselydeshacerse en llanto/lágrimas to cry one's eyes out* * *verb1) to destroy2) dissolve, melt3) break•- deshacerse de* * *( pp deshecho)1. VT1) (=separar) [+ nudo, lazo] to untie, undo; [+ costura] to unpick; [+ fila, corro] to break up2) (=desarreglar) [+ maleta] to unpack; [+ rompecabezas] to break up; [+ paquete] to undo, unwrap; [+ cama] [al dormir] to mess up; [para cambiar las sábanas] to strip3) (=derretir) [+ nieve, helado] to melt4) (=disolver) [+ pastilla, grumos] to dissolve; (=desmenuzar) [+ bizcocho, pastel, cubito de caldo] to crumble5) (=desgastar) [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out; [+ metal] to wear down, wear away6) (=estropear) [+ vista, proyecto, vida] to ruinla marea deshizo los castillos de arena — the tide washed away o broke up our sandcastles
7) [+ persona] to shatter8) [+ contrato, alianza, acuerdo] (=romper) to break; (=cancelar) to annul9) (=enmendar) [+ agravio] to right, put right; [+ equívoco, malentendido] to resolve10) (=dispersar) [+ manifestación] to break up; [+ enemigo] to rout11) (=derrotar) [+ contrario] to take apart, dismantle2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <costura/bordado> to unpickel viento me deshizo el peinado — the wind ruined o messed up my hair
2)a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrapb) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack3)a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to meltb) ( desmenuzar) to break up4)a) (destrozar, estropear)b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel2.deshacerse v pron1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined2)a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrateb) ( destruirse)c) nieve/helado to meltd) sociedad to dissolve3) ( desvivirse)deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her
4)deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary
a) ( librarse de) to get rid oflogró deshacerse de sus perseguidores — he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers
b) ( desprenderse de) to part with* * *= undo.Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.----* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.* deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.* deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <costura/bordado> to unpickel viento me deshizo el peinado — the wind ruined o messed up my hair
2)a) (desarmar, desmontar) <maqueta/mecanismo> to take... apart; < paquete> to undo, unwrapb) < cama> ( para cambiarla) to strip; ( desordenar) to mess up; < maleta> to unpack3)a) ( derretir) <nieve/helado> to meltb) ( desmenuzar) to break up4)a) (destrozar, estropear)b) < ejército> to rout, crush; < contrincante> to thrash (colloq)c) (fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear... out5) <acuerdo/trato> to break; < noviazgo> to break off; < sociedad> to dissolve; <planes/compromiso> to cancel2.deshacerse v pron1) dobladillo/costura to come undone o unstitched; nudo to come undone o untied; trenza/moño to come undone; peinado to get messed up, be ruined2)a) ( desintegrarse) to disintegrateb) ( destruirse)c) nieve/helado to meltd) sociedad to dissolve3) ( desvivirse)deshacerse por alguien/algo: me deshago por complacerla — I go out of my way to please her
4)deshacerse en algo: deshacerse en llanto or lágrimas to dissolve into tears; me deshice en cumplidos — I went out of my way to be complimentary
a) ( librarse de) to get rid oflogró deshacerse de sus perseguidores — he managed to shake off o lose his pursuers
b) ( desprenderse de) to part with* * *= undo.Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
* deshacer el entuerto = sort out + the mess.* deshacer el pasado = undo + the past.* deshacer los errores cometidos = turn + the clock back.* deshacer lo tejido = unweave.* deshacerse = fall + apart, come + undone, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.* deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.* deshacer un entuerto = right + a wrong.* deshacer un nudo = untie + knot.* persona que nunca se deshace de nada = hoarder, packrat, magpie.* * *vtA1 ‹costura/bordado› to unpicktuve que deshacer las mangas del suéter I had to unravel o undo the sleeves of the sweater2 ‹nudo/lazo› to undo, untie; ‹ovillo› to unwind; ‹trenza› to undoel viento me deshizo el peinado the wind ruined o messed up my hairB1 (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/radio/reloj› to take … to pieces, take … apart; ‹paquete› to undo, unwrap; ‹prenda› to take … apart, cut up2 ‹cama› (para cambiarla) to strip; (desordenar) to mess updeshacer la maleta to unpack one's suitcaseC1 (derretir) ‹nieve/helado› to melt2 (desmenuzar) to break updeshacer el cubo de caldo con los dedos crumble the stock cube in your fingerstrata de deshacer los grumos con un tenedor try to break up the lumps with a forkD1(destrozar, estropear): la lejía te deshace las manos bleach ruins your handseste niño deshace un par de zapatos en menos de un mes this child gets through a pair of shoes in less than a monthtengo los nervios deshechos my nerves are in tatters o shreds o are shot (to pieces)la muerte de su hijo le deshizo la vida her life was shattered by the death of her sondeshizo todo lo bueno que había hecho su antecesor he undid all the good his predecessor had doneaquello terminó por deshacer su matrimonio that eventually destroyed their marriage o caused the breakup of their marriagela guerra deshizo al país the war tore the country apartlo deshizo de una patada he knocked it down o destroyed it with one kick2 ‹ejército› to rout, crush¿va a pelear con Bruno? ¡lo va a deshacer! he's going to fight Bruno? he'll make mincemeat of him o he'll thrash him! ( colloq)casi lo deshace de una paliza he beat the living daylights out of him ( colloq)aquella derrota lo deshizo moralmente he was shattered by that defeat3 ( fam) (cansar, agotar) to wear … outla caminata me deshizo the walk wore me out, I was shattered o bushed after the walk ( colloq)E ‹acuerdo/trato› to break; ‹noviazgo› to break off; ‹sociedad› to dissolveun compromiso que no puedo deshacer an engagement I can't breakme han deshecho todos los planes they've wrecked o ruined o spoiled all my planstuve que deshacer todos los planes que había hecho I had to cancel all the plans I had made¿ahora quién va a deshacer el entuerto? now who's going to sort out this mess?A1 «dobladillo/costura» to come undone o unstitched2 «nudo» to come undone o untied; «trenza/moño» to come undone; «peinado» to get messed up, be ruinedB1 (desintegrarse) to disintegratese deshizo al entrar en contacto con el aire it disintegrated when it came into contact with the airdejar deshacerse la pastilla en la boca allow the tablet to dissolve in your mouthesta tiza se deshace en las manos this chalk crumbles o disintegrates in your handcocina las verduras hasta que se deshacen she cooks the vegetables until they are o go mushyse deshacen en la boca they melt in your mouth2(destruirse): el vaso se cayó y se deshizo the glass fell and smashed3 «nieve/helado» to melt4 «reunión» to break up; «sociedad» to dissolveC (desvivirse) deshacerse POR algn/algo:me deshago por complacerla I go out of my way to please herestá que se deshace por él she's wild o crazy about him ( colloq)están que se deshacen por echarle el guante they're dying to get their hands on him ( colloq)D deshacerse EN algo:se deshizo en llanto or lágrimas she dissolved o burst into floods of tearsme deshice en cumplidos I was extremely complimentary, I went out of my way to be complimentary1 (librarse de) to get rid ofno veía la hora de deshacerme de ese trasto I couldn't wait to get rid of that piece of junkal fin me deshice de ese pesado I finally got rid of that borelogró deshacerse de sus perseguidores he managed to shake off o lose his pursuersvoy a tener que deshacerme de la nueva secretaria I'm going to have to get rid of the new secretary o ( euph) to let the new secretary go2 (desprenderse de) to part withno quisiera tener que deshacerme de este cuadro I wouldn't like to have to part with this picture* * *
deshacer ( conjugate deshacer) verbo transitivo
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‹ ovillo› to unwind
2a) (desarmar, desmontar) ‹maqueta/mecanismo› to take … apart;
‹ paquete› to undo, unwrap
( desordenar) to mess up;
‹ maleta› to unpack
3
4 ‹acuerdo/trato› to break;
‹ noviazgo› to break off;
‹planes/compromiso› to cancel
deshacerse verbo pronominal
1 [dobladillo/costura] to come undone o unstitched;
[nudo/trenza/moño] to come undone;
[ peinado] to get messed up, be ruined
2
3 deshacerse en algo:
me deshice en cumplidos I went out of my way to be complimentary
4
deshacer verbo transitivo
1 (un nudo, paquete) to undo
(el equipaje) to unpack
(una cama) to strip
2 (estropear) to destroy, ruin
3 (un trato) to break off
4 (en un líquido) to dissolve
5 (derretir) to melt
' deshacer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disolver
- deshaga
- deshice
- deshizo
English:
strip
- undo
- unpack
- break
- go
- unfasten
* * *♦ vt1. [desarmar, despedazar] to take apart;[nudo, paquete] to undo; [libro] to tear up; [roca] to break up; [castillo de arena] to destroy; [maleta] to unpack; [costura] to unpick;deshacer las maletas to unpack (one's bags);el aire le deshizo el peinado the wind messed up her hair;la cama estaba sin deshacer the bed hadn't been stripped;deshacer un puzzle to pull apart a jigsaw;la tormenta deshizo el techo de la vivienda the storm caused serious damage to the roof of the house;tuvo que deshacer todo el camino porque se había olvidado las llaves en casa she had to go all the way back because she had left her keys at home;tiene los nervios deshechos his nerves are in shreds2. [disolver] [helado, mantequilla] to melt;[pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve;deshacer un comprimido en agua to dissolve a tablet in water3. [destruir] [matrimonio] to ruin;[enemigo] to rout;tres años de guerra deshicieron al país three years of war devastated the country;deshicieron al equipo rival they destroyed o dismantled the opposition4. [poner fin a] [contrato, negocio] to cancel;[pacto, tratado] to break; [plan, intriga] to foil; [organización] to dissolve;tenemos que deshacer este lío we have to sort this problem out5. [afligir] to devastate;la noticia de su asesinato deshizo a la familia the news of his murder devastated his family6. Informát to undo* * *<part deshecho> v/t1 undo; costura unpick3 pastilla crush4 nieve, mantequilla melt5 tratado break; planes wreck, ruin;eso los obligó a deshacer todos sus planes this forced them to cancel their plans* * *deshacer {40} vt1) : to destroy, to ruin2) desatar: to undo, to untie3) : to break apart, to crumble4) : to dissolve, to melt5) : to break, to cancel* * *deshacer vb2. (maleta) to unpack3. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt -
11 extenuar
v.1 to exhaust completely, to drain.2 to weaken, to drain, to exhaust, to debilitate.* * *1 (agotar) to exhaust2 (debilitar) to weaken1 (agotarse) to exhaust oneself, wear oneself out* * *1.VT (=cansar) to exhaust; (=debilitar) to emaciate, weaken2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to exhaust, tire... out2.extenuarse v pron to exhaust oneself, tire oneself out* * *= emaciate, exhaust, weaken.Ex. As European diseases, eg, dysentery & tuberculosis, began to emaciate the native peoples of the Americas, social spaces were opened up into which Europeans & their African slaves transplanted themselves.Ex. The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.Ex. The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.* * *1.verbo transitivo to exhaust, tire... out2.extenuarse v pron to exhaust oneself, tire oneself out* * *= emaciate, exhaust, weaken.Ex: As European diseases, eg, dysentery & tuberculosis, began to emaciate the native peoples of the Americas, social spaces were opened up into which Europeans & their African slaves transplanted themselves.
Ex: The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.Ex: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.* * *vt‹persona› to exhaust, tire … outto exhaust oneself, tire oneself out* * *
extenuar verbo transitivo to exhaust
* * *♦ vtto exhaust completely, to drain* * *v/t exhaust, tire out* * *extenuar {3} vt: to exhaust, to tire out -
12 fatigarse
1 to tire, get tired■ se fatigó de tanto subir y bajar escaleras she got tired of going up and down the stairs all the time* * ** * *VPR1) (=cansarse) to tire, get tiredfatigarse al andar — to wear o.s. out walking
2) (=ahogarse) to get out of breath, get breathless* * *
■fatigarse verbo reflexivo to tire, become tired
' fatigarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cansar
- fatigar
* * *vpr1. [cansarse] to get tired2. [ahogarse] to get breathless o out of breath;se fatiga al subir una cuesta she gets breathless o out of breath going uphill* * *v/r get tired* * *vr: to wear oneself out* * *fatigarse vb to get tired out -
13 tute
m.1 hard slog (informal) (trabajo intenso).2 hard work, laborious chore.* * *1 (naipes) card game2 figurado (esfuerzo) beating, thrashing\darse un tute familiar to wear oneself out* * ** * *darse un tute — ( darse un golpe) to bang one's head (o arm etc); ( esforzarse) to sweat blood
* * *darse un tute — ( darse un golpe) to bang one's head (o arm etc); ( esforzarse) to sweat blood
* * *darle un tute a algo to give sth a lot of use o wear* * *
tute sustantivo masculino: card game in which the object is to win all the kings or queens
tute sustantivo masculino
1 Naipes card game
2 fam (esfuerzo muy intenso, paliza) exhausting job
darse un tute, to work oneself to a standstill
* * *tute nm1. [juego] = card game similar to whist* * *m1 juego: Spanish card game2:darse un tute fam work like a dog fam, slave fam -
14 deslomar
v.1 to thrash (a golpes).2 to break the back of, to break someone's back.* * *1 (dañar la espalda) to break the back of2 (agotar) to wear out1 (trabajar mucho) to wear oneself out, break one's back* * *1.VT (=romper el lomo de) (lit) to break the back of; (fig) to wear out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) to wear... out, do... in (colloq)2.* * *1.verbo transitivo (fam) to wear... out, do... in (colloq)2.* * *deslomar [A1 ]vtdeslomar a algn a patadas to kick sb's head in ( colloq)* * *♦ vt[a golpes] to thrash; Fam¡como me vuelvas a gritar, te deslomo a palos! if you shout at me again, I'm going to kick your head in! -
15 deslomarse
1 (trabajar mucho) to wear oneself out, break one's back* * *VPR * to work one's guts out* * *= work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.Ex. After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good.Ex. It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour.----* deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* * *= work + Posesivo + butt off, sweat + blood, slog + Posesivo + guts out.Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
Ex: After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good.Ex: It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour.* deslomarse trabajando = work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.* * *vprFam to break one's back, to wear oneself out;me deslomé a estudiar, pero no aprobé I did my head in studying, but I didn't pass* * *v/r figkill o.s. -
16 desriñonar
v.to break someone's back, to break the back of.* * *1 to break the back of2 (agotar) to wear out1 to break one's back2 (agotarse) to wear oneself out* * *VT = deslomar* * *desriñonar [A1 ]vt( fam):le dieron de palos hasta desriñonarlo they beat him to a pulp ( colloq)nos van a desriñonar, haciéndonos subir todas estas cajas they're going to do us in o kill us, making us bring all these boxes up ( colloq)* * *♦ vt[cansar] to do in;la sesión de gimnasio lo dejó desriñonado he'd had it o Br he was completely knackered after the session in the gym -
17 ajar
m.garlic field, garlic patch.v.1 to wither, to cause to fade (flores).2 to wrinkle, to crumple, to rumple.* * *1 (deslucir) to spoil, wear out1 (persona) to become worn out, wear oneself out2 (piel) to become wrinkled, wrinkle* * *ISM garlic field, garlic patchII1. VT1) (=arrugar) to crumple, crush2) (=despreciar) to abuse, disparage2.See:* * *1. 2.* * *1. 2.* * *ajar [A1 ]vt1(estropear): el tiempo había ajado la pintura time had taken its toll on the paintworkaja las manos it makes your hands rough, it's rough on the hands■ ajarse1(estropearse): la chaqueta se había ajado the jacket had wornse le ajaron las manos his hands became roughlas flores se han ajado the flowers have withered* * *♦ vt[flores] to wither, to cause to fade; [piel] to wrinkle; [colores] to cause to fade; [ropa] to wear out* * *v/t1 flores wither2 ( desgastar) wear* * *ajar vt: to wear out, to spoil -
18 derrengar
v.1 to exhaust, to tire out.2 to twist, to distort.3 to hurt badly on the hip.* * *1 (lastimar la espalda) to sprain the back of2 (torcer) to twist3 figurado (cansarse) to wear out, exhaust, shatter1 (lastimarse la espalda) to sprain one's back2 (cansarse) to wear oneself out* * *1. VT1) (=torcer) to bend, twist2)derrengar a algn — (=deslomar) to break sb's back; (=agotar) to wear sb out
2.See:* * *derrengar vt[agotar] to exhaust, to tire out* * *v/t:derrengar a alguien break s.o.’s back; fig exhaust s.o., wear s.o. out -
19 extenuarse
1 (agotarse) to exhaust oneself, wear oneself out* * *VPR (=cansarse) to get exhausted; (=debilitarse) to become emaciated, waste away* * *
■extenuarse verbo reflexivo to exhaust oneself
* * *vprto exhaust oneself, to tire oneself out* * *v/r exhaust o.s., tire o.s. out* * *vr♦ extenuante adj -
20 deshacerse
2 (disolverse) to dissolve; (derretirse) to melt3 (desaparecer) to disappear, fade away4 (afligirse) to go to pieces, be shattered5 (librarse) to get rid (de, of)6 (agotarse) to break one's back, wear oneself out7 (desvivirse) to go out of one's way ( por, to), bend over backwards* * ** * *VPR1) (=separarse) [nudo] to come undone, come untied; [costura] to come undone, split; [moño, trenza] to come undone2) (=romperse) to smash, shatterel jarrón se deshizo en sus manos — the vase just fell to pieces o came apart in his hands
cuando lo levanté, se me deshizo todo — when I lifted it up it all fell to bits
3) (=derretirse) [caramelo, hielo] to melt4) (=desmembrarse) [organización, manifestación] to break up; [ejército] to be routed5) (=desaparecer) to vanish6) [persona] (=afligirse) to go to pieces; (=impacientarse) to be at one's wits' end7)• deshacerse de — [queriendo] to get rid of; [sin querer] to part with; (Dep) to dispose of; (Com) to dump
8) (=esforzarse)•
deshacerse en, deshacerse en cumplidos con algn — to be very complimentary towards sb, shower sb with complimentsdeshacerse en elogios con algn — to be full of praise for sb, shower sb with praise
deshacerse en lágrimas — to burst o dissolve into tears
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se deshace por su familia — he bends over backwards for his familydeshacerse por hacer algo — to strive to do sth, do one's utmost to do sth
deshacerse por complacer a algn — to strive to please sb, do one's utmost to please sb
9) (Med) (=debilitarse) to get weak, grow feeble; (=consumirse) to waste away* * *= throw away.Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.----* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.* * *= throw away.Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
* deshacerse de = dispense with, dispose of, get + rid of, rid of, axe [ax, -USA], shed, jettison, shake off, break + loose from, chuck + Nombre + out, fob + Algo + off on + Alguien, land + Alguien + with + Nombre, fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.* deshacerse de Algo = drive out + with a pitchfork.* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo = get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre = let + Nombre + go.* deshacerse de = offload + Nombre + onto.* * *
■deshacerse verbo reflexivo
1 (una lazada, un nudo) to come undone
2 (en un líquido) to dissolve
3 (derretirse) to melt
4 (por la tristeza) to go to pieces
deshacerse en lágrimas, to cry one's eyes out
(prodigarse) se deshizo en elogios, she praised it to the skies 5 deshacerse de alguien/algo, to get rid of sb/sthg
' deshacerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponerse
- desprenderse
- disolverse
- librarse
- prescindir
- tirar
- deshacer
English:
apart
- cast off
- destruction
- discard
- dispose of
- ditch
- do away with
- hand
- heart
- jettison
- part with
- rid
- shed
- undone
- come
- disposal
- fall
- see
- shake
* * *vpr1. [desarmarse] to fall apart;[costura] to come undone o unstitched; [trenza, moño] to come undone; [peinado] to get messed up;el jarrón se deshizo en pedazos the vase smashed to pieces2. [disolverse] [helado, mantequilla, nieve] to melt;[pastilla, terrón de azúcar] to dissolve; [niebla] to lift;el azúcar se deshace al contacto con el agua sugar dissolves when it comes into contact with water;los caramelos se van deshaciendo en la boca the sweets gradually melt in your mouth;la organización se deshizo tras la guerra the organization broke up after the war;la concentración se deshizo antes de que llegara la policía the crowd dispersed before the police arrived3.deshacerse de [desprenderse de, librarse de] to get rid of;se resiste a deshacerse de sus joyas she's reluctant to part with her jewels;se deshicieron de un sofá viejo they got rid of an old sofa;salió por una puerta trasera para deshacerse del detective he left by a back door to lose the detective;nos costó mucho deshacernos de él it wasn't easy to get rid of him4.deshacerse en [prodigarse en] [m5] se deshizo en elogios con o [m5] hacia su anfitrión she lavished praise on her host;se deshizo en lágrimas al enterarse he cried his heart out when he found out;siempre se deshace en atenciones con nosotros she is always extremely attentive towards us5.[estar enamorado] to be madly in love with sb;deshacerse por alguien [desvivirse] to bend over backwards for sb;se deshace por la empresa, y nadie se lo reconoce he does everything he can for the company, and no one appreciates it;deshacerse por hacer/conseguir algo to go out of one's way to do/get sth* * *v/r2 de hielo melt; figgo to pieces3:deshacerse de get rid of4:deshacerse en elogios be full of praise;deshacerse en insultos let fly a series of insults5:deshacerse por alguien fam bend over backward for s.o.* * *vr1) : to fall apart, to come undone2)deshacerse de : to get rid of* * *deshacerse vb1. (nudo) to come undone2. (hielo, nieve, helado) to melt3. (sólidos) to dissolvedeshacerse de to get rid of / to dispose of
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