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destacable
unstuck. v.i. 2. to take off. 3. to break away, to
lose contact.
despego s.m. 1. separation, detachment. 2.
aloofness, coldness, indifference.
despegue s.m. 1. takeoff. 2. launch (cohete). 3.
(fig.) launch. 4. pista de ~, runway.
despejado -da,adj. 1. free, clear, unobstructed.
2. clear, cloudless (cielo). 3. unencumbered,
clear. 4. awake, wide-awake (sin sueño).
despejar v.t. 1. to clear, to free. 2. to sort out, to
clear up (aclarar). 3. to explain. v.i. y r. 5. to
clear, to clear up (tiempo). 6. to clear (cielo).
v.r. 7. to liven up, to brighten up. 8. to wake
oneself up. 9. to enjoy oneself. 10. to relax.
11. ~ la incógnita, MAT. to find the unknown
number.
despeje s.m. DEP. clearance.
despejo s.m. 1. assurance, self-confidence.
despellejar v.t. 1. to skin. 2. (fig.) to slate, to
flay, to criticize. 3. to murmur. 4. (fig.) to ruin,
to fleece.
despeluznante o espeluznante adj. 1. frightful,
dreadful. 2. horrible, terrible.
despensa s.f. 1. larder, pantry. 2. supplies, stock
of food (provisiones).
despensero -ra, s.m. y f. 1. steward (hombre).
2. stewardess (mujer). s.m. 3. butler
despeñadero s.m. 1. GEOG. precipice, cliff. 2.
(fig.) danger, hazard, risk.
despeñar v.t. y pron. 1. to throw over, to hurl
(arrojar de lo alto v.r. 2. to throw oneself into
vice, to plunge into vice.
despepitar v.t. 1. to remove the pips from. v.r.
2. to bawl, to shriek. 3. to act wildly, to forget
oneself. 4. despepitarse por algo, to be
crazy/mad about something.
desperdiciar v.t. 1. to waste, to squander. 2. to
throw away, to waste.
desperdicio s.m. 1. waste. pl. 2. rubbish, scraps
(basura.
desperdigar v.t. y pron. 1. to scatter, to spread
(dispersar. 2. to separate.
desperezarse v.r. to stretch.
desperezo s.m. stretch.
desperfecto s.m. 1. flaw, imperfection, blemish.
2. damage.
despersonalizar v.t. y r. to depersonalize.
despertador s.m. 1. alarm clock. 2. (p.u.)
knocker-up (persona). 3. (fig.) warning (aviso).
despertar v.t. 1. to wake, to wake up, to awake.
2. to awake, to arouse (un sentimiento). 3. to
bring back, to revive (recordar). 4. to brighten
up, to liven up. v.i. y r. 5. to wake, to wake up,
to awake. 6. (fig.) to wake up, to liven up.
despestañarse v.r. (Am.) to study eagerly.
despezar v.t. to break up, to split up.
despiadado -da,adj. heartless, cruel, merciless.
despido s.m. dismissal, (fam.) sacking, firing.
despiece s.m. cutting-up, carving-up (animal).
despierto -ta,adj. 1. awake, wide-awake. 2. (fig.)
sharp, clever, bright (listo).
despiezar v.t. to break up, to split up.
despilfarrado -da,adj. 1. spendthrift, wasteful,
lavish. 2. wasteful.
despilfarrador -ra, adj. 1. wasteful. s.m. y f. 2.
squanderer, spendthrift (dinero). 3. waster
(cosas).
despilfarrar v.t. y pron. to waste, to squander.
despilfarro s.m. 1. wasting, squandering. 2.
extravagance.
despintar v.t. 1. to take the paint off. 2. to alter,
to change. v.i. 3. to be worse, to be inferior
(ser inferior.v.r. 4. to fade, to lose colour
(desteñir).
despiojar v.t. y pron. 1. to delouse.
despioje s.m. delousing.
despistar v.t. 1. to throw off the scent (caza). 2.
to shake off, to throw off. 3. to mislead, to lead
the wrong way. 4. (fig.) to mislead, to confuse
(confundir. v.i. 5. to be misleading.v.r. 6. to
lose one’s way, to get lost (perderse). 7. to
get confused, to get in a muddle. 8. to make
a mistake.
despiste s.m. 1. swerve. 2. slip, error, mistake.
3. (fig.) confusion. 4. absent-mindedness,
forgetfulness.
desplante s.m. 1. bad stance, incorrect position.
2. outspoken comment. 3. insolent act. 4.
boast.
desplazamiento s.m. 1. trip, journey. 2. MAR.
y FÍS. displacement. 3. GEOL. movement,
displacement.
desplazar v.t. y r. 1. to move, to shift. 2. to
move away, to remove (quitar). v.t. 3. FÍS. to
displace. 4. to replace, to take the place of
(sustituir).v.r. 5. to travel, to go (viajar).
desplegar v.t. 1. to show, to display. v.t. y r. 2.
to unfold, to open out. 3. to spread, to open
(alas). 4. to unfurl.
despliegue s.m. 1. unfolding, opening. 2. MIL.
deployment. 3. (fig.) show, display.
desplomar o desaplomar v.t. 1. to put off the
vertical. 2. (Am.) to tick off, to scold. v.r. 3. to
collapse, to crash down, to fall down. 4. to
collapse, to crash to the floor. 5. to tumble, to
crash (precios). 6. to collapse (gobierno). 7.
(fam.) to belly-flop.
desplome s.m. 1. drop, fall. 2. ARQ. overhang,
projection (saliente).
desplomo s.m. desplome.
desplumar v.t. y pron. 1. to pluck. 2. (fig.) to
fleece, to clean out (dejar sin dinero). v.r. 3. to
moult (perder las plumas).
despoblación s.f. depopulation.
despoblado -da, adj. 1. uninhabited, deserted.
2. depopulated. 3. deserted. 4. (fig.) desolate.
s.m. 5. wilderness, uninhabited place.
despoblar v.t. 1. to depopulate. 2. to devastate,
to lay waste. 3. to clear. v.pron. 4. to become
depopulated.
despojar v.t. 1. to strip, to deprive (privar). 2.
DER. to dispossess. 3. (fig.) to denude, to
strip. 4. (fam.) to fleece, to clean out (dejar
sin dinero). v.r. 5. to undress, to strip. 6.
to give up, to divest oneself of (privarse
voluntariamente de algo.
despojo s.m. 1. depriving, stripping. 2.
plundering, looting (robo). 3. plunder, spoils,
loot (botín). pl. 4. waste (basura). 5. debris,
rubble (escombros). 7. despojos mortales,
mortal remains.
desporrondingarse v.r. 1. to be longwinded,
(fam.) to go on and on. 2. to confide.
desportillar v.t. y r. to chip.
desposado -da, adj. 1. recently married,
newly-wed. 2. handcuffed (preso). s.m. y f.3.
newly-wed.
desposar v.t. 1. to marry. v.r. 2. to get engaged.
3. to get married.
desposeer v.t. 1. to disposess. 2. to oust, to
remove. v.r. 3. to renounce.
desposeimiento s.m. dispossession.
desposorios s.m. pl. 1. engagement, betrothal.
2. wedding. 3. marriage.
déspota s.m. y f. despot.
despótico -ca, adj. despotic, tyrannical.
despotismo s.m. despotism.
despotizar v.t. (Am.) to tyrannise, to terrorise.
despotricar v.i. y r. to rant, to rave.
despreciable adj. 1. despicable, reprehensible,
contemptible. 2. nada ~, significant,
considerable. 3. worthless, rubbishy.
despreciar v.t. 1. to scorn, to look down on. 2. to
despise (odiar). 3. to belittle, to disparage. 4.
to reject . 5. to underestimate. 6. to ignore. 7.
to snub, to slight. v.r. 8. to be beneath oneself.
despreciativamente adv. scornfully.
despreciativo -va, adj. 1. contemptuous,
disdainful. 2. offensive, derogatory.
desprecio s.m. 1. disdain, contempt, scorn. 2.
cynicism. 3. affront, slight, rebuff.
desprender v.t. 1. to loosen, to release. 2.
to unfasten (desatar). 3. to take off. 4. to
separat. 5. to give off (gas, olor). v.r. 6. to
come off, to become detached. 7. to come off,
to be given off (gas, olor). 8. to shed (piel).
9. desprenderse de algo, (fig.) to part with
something, to get rid of something.
desprendido -da, adj. 1. loose, detached. 2.
generous, unselfish. 3. disinterested.
desprendimiento s.m. 1. detachment,
separation. 2. MED. detachment. 3. emission,
release (un gas, etc.). 4. shedding (piel). 5.
(fig.) unselfishness, generosity. 6. impartiality,
disinterestedness. 7. ~ de tierras, landslide.
despreocupación s.f. 1. impartiality, open-
mindedness. 2. negligence, carelessness. 3.
unconcern, lack of worry.
despreocupado -da, adj. 1. impartial, neutral.
2. informal, casual. 3. easy-going, carefree,
(fam.) laid-back. 4. unconcerned, untroubled.
5. negligent, lax. 6. indifferent, disinterested.
despreocuparse v.r. 1. to give up worrying, to
stop worrying. 2. to want nothing to do with, to
want no part. 3. ~ de, to forget.
desprestigiar v.t. y r. 1. to discredit, to ruin the
reputation. 2. to lose prestige, to lose one’s
reputation.
desprestigio s.m. 1. loss of prestige. 2. loss of
reputation. 3. discredit.
desprevenidamente adv. 1. without warning,
(fam.) out of the blue (sin aviso). 2. by
surprise, off guard.
desprevenido -da, adj. unprepared, unready,
unawares.
despropósito s.m. nonsense, rubbish, silly
remark.
desprovisto -ta,adj. 1. without, devoid, lacking.
2. ~ de, lacking, devoid of, without. 3.. ~ de
forma, without shape, lacking shape. 4. estar
~ de, to lack, to be devoid of, to be lacking.
después adv. 1. afterward(s), later. 2. then, next.
3. ~ de, after (en tiempo; next to (en espaco.
4. ~ de que, after.
despuntado -da, adj. blunt.
despuntar v.t. y r. 1. to blunt. 2. to break the
point off. v.i. 3. to sprout (plantas). 4. to bud
(flores). 6. to break (empezar a amanecer). 7.
to stand out, to excel (sobresalir).
despunte s.m. blunting.
desquiciamiento s.m. 1. upsetting, worrying. 2.
upset, disturbance.
desquiciar v.t. 1. to unhinge, to take off its
hinges (puerta). 2. to upset, to trouble
(trastornar). 3. to distress, to disturb
(perturbar). 4. to unhinge, to make one lose
one’s mind (afectar. v.r. 5. to lose one’s mind
(persona). 6. to come off its hinges (puerta).
desquitar v.t. y r. 1. to gain/obtain satisfaction. 2.
to get/gain revenge (vengar(se)). 3. to recover,
to get back (recuperar).
desquite s.m. 1. retaliation, revenge. 2. DEP.
return leg, return match. 3. compensation. 4.
en ~, in retaliation.
desratización s.f. deratting.
desratizar v.t. to clear of rats
desrielar v.i. 1. to go off the rails, to be derailed.
2. (fig.) to go off the track.
desriñonar v.t. 1. to break the back of. v.r. 2. to
wear oneself out.
destacable adj. destacado.