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descifrar v.t. 1. to decipher. 2. to decode
(mensaje). 3. to work out, to figure out. 4. to
solve, to crack.
desclavar v.t. 1. to unnail, to pull out the nails
from. 2. to remove (piedras preciosas).
descocar v.t. 1. to pick coconuts. 2. to remove
the insects from. v.r. 3. to be cheeky.
descoco s.m. cheek, nerve, impudence.
descodificador s.m. decoder.
descodificar v.t. to decode.
descolgar v.t. 1. to take down (cuadro). 2.
to lower, to let down. 3. to pick up, to lift
(teléfono). v.r. 4. to lower oneself, to let
oneself down. 5. to descend, to go down. 6.
(fig.) to turn up, to pop up.
descollar v.i. y pron. 1. to stand out, to be
outstanding. 2. to rise above, to stand out
from .
descolorar v.t. 1. to discolour. 2. to fade. 3. to
bleach. v.r. 4. to lose colour. 5. to become
faded. 6. to be bleached (quedar blanco).
descombrar v.t. to clear, to get rid of .
descomedido -da, adj. 1. excessive,
immoderate. 2. rude, impolite. s.m. y f. 3. a
rude person.
descompasarse v.r. to be rude, to be impolite.
descompensar v.t. 1. to unbalance, to put off-
balance. v.r. 2. to go off-balance.
descomponer v.t. y pron. 1. to rot, to
decompose. 2. QUÍM. to break down. 3.
to analyse. 4. GRAM. to split up. 5. MEC.
to break down, to go out of order. 6. to
disarrange, to upset. v.t. 7. to separate into
parts, to break down. 8. to spoil, to mess
up (estropear). 9. to upset. 10. to annoy, to
irritate. 11. to distort (deformar). v.r. 12. to
get angry, to get worked up. 13. to get upset
(estómago). 14. to break up (tiempo). 15. to
be distorted. 16. to get annoyed (irritarse).
descompostura s.f. 1. breakdown. 2. untidiness,
slovenliness (descuido). 3. cheekiness,
impudence. 4. disorganization, disorder. 5.
distortion. 6. breaking.
descompresor s.m. decompression valve.
descompuesto -ta, adj. 1. rotten, decomposed.
2. MEC. broken, out of order. 3. distorted,
twisted. 4. chaotic, disorganized. 5. untidy
(desordenado). 6. slovenly. 7. annoyed, angry
(enfadado). 8. upset. 9. impolite, rude. 10.
impudent, cheeky. 11. estar ~, (Am.) to be
drunk (borracho).
descomulgar v.t. REL. to excommunicate.
descomunal adj. enormous, huge, gigantic.
desconcertado -da, adj. 1. disconcerted. 2.
confused.
desconcertar v.t. 1. to put out, to upset. 2. MED.
to dislocate. 3. to disorder, to disarrange. 4. to
surprise. 5. to baffle, to confuse. v.r. 6. to be
put out, to be upset . 7. to be dislocated. 8. to
be confused, to be baffled. 9. MEC. to break
down, to develop a fault. 10. to get angry, to
lose one’s temper.
desconchar v.t. 1. to peel off. v.r. 2. to peel off,
to flake off.
desconcierto s.m. 1. disorder, chaos. 2.
discord, disagreement. 3. trouble, disorder. 4.
confusion, bewilderment.
desconectar v.t. 1. ELEC. to disconnect. 2.
to switch off, to turn off. 3. to unplug. v.r. 4.
desconectarse de algo, to be out of touch
with, to be out of contact with.
desconexión s.f. disconnection.
desconfianza s.f. mistrust, distrust, suspicion.
descongestionar v.t. y r. 1. to clear. 2. to relieve
the congestion. 3. to clear (despejar).
desconocer v.t. 1. not to know, to be ignorant
of, to be unaware of. 2. not to remember. 3.
to deny. 4. not to recognize. 5. to pretend. 6.
to disown.
desconocido -da,adj. 1. unknown.2. strange,
odd. 3. ungrateful. 4. much changed, much
altered. s.m. y f. 5. unknown person, stranger.
6. lo ~, the unknown.
desconsiderar v.t. to be inconsiderate towards,
to show a lack of consideration for.
desconsolar v.t. 1. to distress, to trouble. v.r. 2.
to lose hope. 3. to despair.
descontado -da,adj. 1. discounted. 2. por ~, of
course. 3. dar por ~, to take for granted, to
assume.
descontar v.t. 1. COM. to deduct, to discount. 2.
to take away from. 3. to assume, to take for
granted. 4. (fig.) to disregard, to discount.
descontento -ta, adj. 1. unhappy, discontented,
dissatisfied. s.m. y f. 2. unhappy/dissatisfied
person. s.m. 3. displeasure, dissatisfaction. 4.
POL. discontent.
desconveniencia s.f. inconvenience, trouble,
bother.
desconvenir v.i. 1. to disagree, not to agree
(personas). 2. not to fit, not to match (cosas).
v.r. 3. to be inconvenient.
descorazonar v.t. 1. to pull o tear the heart out
of. 2. to dishearten, to discourage. v.r. 3. to get
disheartened, to lose heart.
descorchador s.m. 1. corkscrew. 2. cork
stripper.
descorchar v.t. 1. to uncork (botella). 2. to
remove o strip the bark from. 3. (fig.) to force,
to break open.
descornar v.t. y pron. to dehorn. v.r.
descorrer v.t. 1. to draw back, to open (cortinas).
2. to unbolt (cerrojo). 3. to drain, to drain away
(líquidos).
descortés adj. impolite, rude, bad-mannered.
descortezar v.t. 1. to remove o strip the bark
from. 2. to peel (pelar). 3. to cut the crust off.
4. (fig.) to polish, to refine.
descoser v.t. 1. to unsew, to unstitch. v.r. 2.
to burst o to come apart at the seams. 3.
descoserse de risa, (fig.) to split one’s sides
laughing.
descosido -da, adj. 1. unsewn, unstitched. 2.
(fig.) disconnected, disjointed. 3. indiscreet,
talkative. s.m. 4. unstitched seam, open
seam. 5. beber como un ~, to drink like a
fish. 6. comer como un ~, to eat like a horse.
7. hablar como un ~, to talk nineteen to the
dozen. 8. reírse como un ~, to laugh one’s
head off, to split one’s sides laughing.
descotar v.t. 1. to cut out, to cut to fit (escotar).
2. to cut out the neckline. v.i. y r. 3. to pay
one’s share, to pay one’s way (.
descoyuntar v.t. y pron. 1. ANAT. to dislocate,
to put out of joint. 2. descoyuntarse de risa,
(fam.) to split one’s sides laughing. 3. estar
descoyuntado, to be double-jointed.
descrédito s.m. 1. discredit, disrepute. 2. caer
en ~, to fall into disrepute.
descreído -da,adj. 1. unbelieving, disbelieving.
s.m. y f. 2. doubter, disbeliever.
describir v.t. 1. to describe. 2. to trace, to
describe.
descripción s.f. description.
descriptivo -va,adj. 1. descriptive. 2. geometría
~, descriptive geometry. 3. música ~,
descriptive music.
descuadernar v.t. 1. to unbind, to take off the
binding. v.r. 2. to come unbound.
descuajaringar o descuajeringar v.t. 1. to take
to pieces, to dismount. v.r. 2. to fall to bits. 3.
descuajaringarse de risa, to split one’s sides
laughing. 4. estar descuajaringado, to be
worn out.
descuartizar v.t. 1. HIST. to quarter. 2. to cut
up, to carve up. 3. (fig.) to pull apart, to tear
to pieces.
descubierta s.f. 1. MIL. scouting,
reconnaissance. 2. a la ~, openly; in the
open (sin protección). 3. ir a la ~, to scout, to
reconnoitre.
descubierto -ta, adj. 1. uncovered, bare. 2.
cloudless, clear (cielo). 3. open, exposed
(expuesto). 4. bare, open. 5. MIL. under fire.
6. bare (cabeza). 7. hatless, bareheaded. 8.
open. s.m. 9. COM. deficit. 10. shortage. 11.
overdraft (sobregiro). 12. al ~, in the open. 13.
quedar al ~, to be obvious, to be manifest.
descubrir v.t. 1. to discover: descubrir un plan:
to discover a plan. 2. to find, to detect. 3.
to uncover. 4. to find, to discover (mina, un
tesoro, etc.). 6. to unveil (placa, estatua). 7.
to strike, to find (petróleo, oro). 8. to reveal
(revelar). 9. to unearth, to uncover (fraude,
plan, etc.). 10. to unmask (impostor). 11. to
make out, to be able to see. 12. to bare. 13.
MAR. to sight. 13. to give away, to betray
(traicionar). v.r. 14. to take off one’s hat, cap,
etc. 15. to clear. 16. to come to light, to be
discovered. 17. to show/to reveal oneself
(mostrarse). 18. to confide in someone, to
confess to someone.
descuello s.m. 1. superiority. 2. arrogance,
disdain.
descuento s.m. 1. discount: con descuento: at a
discount. 2. reduction, discount. 3. deduction.
4. ~ por el pago al contado, discount for
cash payment.
descuidar v.t. 1. to neglect: descuidar el trabajo:
to neglect the work. 2. to distract. v.i. 3. not
to worry: ¡descuida! = don’t worry! v.r. 4. to
neglect. 5. to be careless. 6. not to worry, not
to bother. 7. not to be careful, not to be on
guard (no tener cuidado).
descuido s.m. 1. carelessness. 2. negligence.
3. forgetfulness (olvido). 4. inattention, lack of
attention. 5. untidiness, slovenliness. 6. error,
mistake. 7. al ~, casually, nonchalantly. 8. en
un ~, (Am.) when least expected. 9. por ~,
inadvertently, by an oversight.
descular v.t. to break the bottom of.
desde prep. 1. from (espacio. 2. from, since
(tiempo.3. ~ hace, for: llevo viviendo aquí
desde hace 5 años = I’ve been living here for
5 years. 4. ~ que, since.
desdecir v.t. 1. to deny, to repudiate. v.i. 2. not
to match, to clash with (no hacer juego). 3. to
be unworthy of, to disappoint. 4. to decline, to
deteriorate. v.r. 5. to retract, to take back what
one has said. 6. to go back on, to withdraw. 7.
desdecirse de algo, to go back on a promise.
desdén s.m. disdain, contempt.
desdentado -da,adj. 1. toothless. 2. ZOOL.
edentate. s.m. pl. 3. ZOOL. edentata.
desdeñar v.t. to disdain, to scorn, to turn one’s
nose up at.
desdibujar v.t. 1. to blur, to fade. v.r. 2. to
become blurred, to fade.
desdicha s.f. 1. misfortune, mishap. 2.
misfortune, misery. 3. poverty, wretchedness.
4. para colmo de desdichas, on top of
everything. 5. para ~, unfortunately.
desdoblar v.t. 1. to unwind, to straighten. 2. to
unfold, to spread out (un mapa, papel). 3.
QUÍM. to break down, to separate. v.r. 4. to
split in half.
desdoro s.m. dishonour, blemish, blot.
desear v.t. 1. to want (querer). 2. to desire,
to long for (añorar). 3. to wish: te deseo
mucha suerte = I wish you good luck. 4. to
look forward to. 5. to like (gustar). 6. desire