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destacadamente adv. outstandingly,
exceptionally.
destacado -da,adj. 1. prominent, distinguished.
2. outstanding, exceptional.
destacamento s.m. MIL. detachment.
destacar v.t., i. y r. 1. to make stand out, to bring
out (resaltar). 2. to throw into relief (poner
de relieve). 3. to emphasize, to point out
(recalcar. 4. (fig.) to underline (subrayar). 5.
(fig.) to stand out, to be outstanding. v.t. y r.
destajo s.m. 1. piecework. 2. a ~, eagerly,
enthusiastically; by the piece. 3. hablar a
~, (fam.) to talk nineteen to the dozen. 4.
trabajar a ~, to do piecework.
destalonar v.t. y r. 1. to wear out the heel. v.t. 2.
to tear off, to remover.
destapadura s.f. 1. uncorking. 2. opening. 3.
uncovering.
destapar v.t. 1. to take the top off, to uncover. 2.
to open, to uncork. 3. to open, to take the lid
off. 4. to open. 5. (fig.) to uncover, to reveal.
v.r. 6. to start talking. 7. to get uncovered
(descubrirse).
destartalado -da,adj. 1. dilapidated,
ramshackle. 2. cluttered, untidy. 3. broken-
down, rickety (coche).
destartalar v.t. y r. to ruin, to spoil.
destellar v.i. 1. to flash. 2. to sparkle. 3. to
twinkle.
destello s.m. 1. flash. 2. sparkle (de los ojos,
de una piedra preciosa). 3. twinkling. 4. (fig.)
spark, flash.5. brilliance.
destemplado -da, adj. 1. harsh, intemperate.
2. irritable, ill-tempered (carácter). 3.
MÚS. untuned, out of tune. 4. unpleasant,
unsettled (tiempo). 5. harsh, gruff (voz). 6.
inharmonious, badly-matched (colores).
destemplanza s.f. 1. MÚS. tunelessness,
disonance. 2. unsettledness, inclemency
(tiempo). 3. MED. feverish state. 4. lack of
moderation. 6. impatience, irritability.
destemplar v.t. 1. MÚS. to put out of tune. 2.
to untemper. 3. to disorder, to disturb. v.t. y
r. 4. MÚS. to go out of tune (desafinarse).
5. to lose its temper. v.r. 6. MED. to become
indisposed, to become unwell. 7. (fam.) to go
too far, to be out of order.
destemple s.m. 1. TEC. untempering, lack of
temper. 2. MÚS. dissonance, lack of harmony.
destensar v.t. to slacken.
desteñir v.t. y r. 1. to discolour, to fade. 2. to run.
desternillarse v.r. 1. to break one’s cartilage.
2. ~ de risa, to split one’s sides laughing, to
laugh one’s head off.
desterrar v.t. 1. to exile, to banish. 2. to put
aside, to dismiss. 3. to ban, to prohibit
(prohibir).
destetar v.t. y r. to wean (hacer dejar de mamar).
destete s.m. weaning.
destiempo (a) loc. adv. at the wrong moment, at
the wrong time: a destiempo.
destierro s.m. 1. exile, banishment (castigo). 2.
place of exile (lugar). 3. en el ~, in exile.
destilación s.f. distillation.
destiladera s.f. 1. still. 2. (Am.) filter.
destilador -ra, adj. / s.m. y f. 1. (Am.) still. 2.
distiller (persona). 3. filter.
destilar v.t. 1. to distil. 2. to purify. 3. (fig.) to
exude, to ooze. v.t. y r. 4. to filter. v.i. 5. to drip,
to trickle (gotear).
destilería s.f. 1. distillery. 2. ~ de petróleo, oil
refinery.
destinación s.f. destination.
destinar v.t. 1. to destine, to allocate. 2. to send
(enviar). 3. to appoint, to post. 4. to address
(cartas).
destinatario -ria, s.m. y f. addressee.
destino s.m. 1. destiny, fate.2. destination. 3.
use, utility (uso). 4. job, position. 5. con ~ a,
going to, bound for. 6. dar ~ a, (fig.) to find
a good use for something. 7. llegar a ~, to
arrive at one’s destination. 8. salir con ~ a, to
leave for, to set out for.
destitución s.f. dismissal, removal.
destituir v.t. to dismiss, to remove, (fam.) to
sack, to fire.
destornillado -da, adj. (fam.) crazy, nutty, potty,
screwy, (chiflado).
destornillador s.m. screwdriver.
destornillamiento s.m. unscrewing.
destornillar v.t. 1. to unscrew. v.r. 2. (fig.) to act
wildly, to behave madly. 3. (fam.) to go round
the bend, to go crazy (volverse loco).
destrabar v.t. y r. 1. to unfetter, to take the
shackles off. 2. to separate, to detach.
destral s.f. hatchet.
destreza s.f. 1. skill. 2. handiness, dexterity.
destripamiento s.m. disembowelling.
destripar v.t. 1. to disembowel. 2. to crush, to
flatten (despachurrar).
destronamiento s.m. 1. dethronement. 2. (fig.)
ousting, overthrow.
destronar v.t. 1. to dethrone. 2. (fig.) to
overthrow (derrocar). 3. to take away
someone’s authority.
destroncamiento s.m. 1. felling, chopping down
(árbol). 2. maiming, mutilation (mutilación). 3.
ruination, ruin. 4. tiredness, exhaustion.
destroncar v.t. 1. to fell, to chop down (árbol).
2. to maim, to mutilate (mutilar). 3. to ruin
(arruinar). 4. to exhaust, to tire out.
destronque s.m. (Am.) uprooting.
destrozar v.t. y r. 1. to smash, to break into
pieces, to shatter (hacer trozos). v.t. 2. to ruin,
to spoil. 3. to destroy. 4. to tear to pieces, to
tear up . 5. MIL. to smash, to wipe out. 6. to
shatter, to destroy (nervios). 7. to squander, to
waste (derrochar). 8. to break. 9. to crush. 10.
to destroy, to be a disaster.
destrozo s.m. 1. destruction. 2. MIL. rout, defeat.
pl. 3. damage. 4. debris.
destrozón -na,adj. 1. destructive, damaging. 2.
hard on one’s shoes, clothes, etc. s.m. y f. 3.
destructive person.
destrucción s.f. destruction.
destructivo -va,adj. destructive.
destructor -ra,adj. 1. destructive. s.m. y f. 2.
destructive person. s.m. 3. MAR. destroyer
(barco de guerra).
destruir v.t. 1. to destroy. 2. to demolish, to
knock down, to destroy. 3. to ruin. 4. to
destroy, to wreck. 5. (fig.) to shatter, to dash
(esperanza). 6. (fig.) to crush, to demolish.
v.pron. 7. MAT. to cancel each other out.
desuello s.m. 1. skinning, flaying. 2. (fig.) cheek,
nerve, impudence.
desuncir v.t. 1. to unyoke. v.r. 2. (fig.) to free
oneself, to become independent.
desunión s.f. 1. disunion, separation. 2. discord,
disunity.
desunir v.t. y pron. 1. to separate, to detach. 2.
to disunite, to foment trouble.
desusado -da, adj. 1. old-fashioned, out of date,
antiquated. 2. obsolete, disused. 3. strange,
peculiar.
desusar v.t. to give up using, to stop using.
desuso s.m. 1. disuse, obsolescence. 2. caer en
~, to fall into disuse. 3. dejar una cosa en ~,
to stop using something.
desvaído -da, adj. 1. pale, dull. 2. blurred,
vague (borroso). 3. lanky.
desvalido -da, adj. 1. abandoned, destitute.
s.m. y f. 2. needy person, helpless person. 3.
los desvalidos, the needy.
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desvalijamiento s.m. robbery, theft.
desvalijar v.t. 1. to rob. 2. to burgle.
desvalimiento s.m. destitution, penury,
neediness.
desván s.m. attic, loft.
desvanecedor s.m. mask.
desvanecer v.t. y r. 1. to fade away. 2. to vanish,
to disappear. 3. to dismiss, to dispel. 4. to tone
down (colores). 5. to become vain. 6. to blur
(contornos). v.r. 7. to evaporate. 8. to faint, to
swoon.
desvanecido -da, adj. 1. MED. faint, dizzy. 2.
vain, proud. 3. superior, smug, self-righteous.
desvanecimiento s.m. 1. MED. faint, dizzy spell.
2. RAD. fading. 3. disappearance, vanishing.
4. masking (foto). 5. dispersal, diffusion.
6. toning-down (de colores). 7. dismissal,
removal (dudas, problemas). 8. (fig.) pride,
vanity. 9. arrogance, conceit.
desvariado -da, adj. nonsensical, raving.
desvariar v.i. to talk nonsense, to talk rubbish.
desvarío s.m. 1. MED. delirium, derangement. 2.
caprice, whim. 3. (fig.) silly comment, foolish
remark. 4. act of madness. pl. 5. nonsense,
ravings.
desvelar v.t. 1. to keep awake. v.r. 2. to stay
awake. 3. (fig.) to devote oneself, to dedicate
oneself (dedicarse). 4. to take great pains, to
take great care (esmerarse mucho).
desvelo s.m. 1. insomnia, sleeplessness
(insomnio). 2. attentiveness, vigilance. pl. 3.
endeavour, effort. 4. concern, worry.
desvenar v.t. 1. to extract the veins from meat. 2.
to strip (quitar las fibras a las hojas).
desvencijar v.t. y r. 1. to loosen. 2. to break.
3. to fall apart, to come to pieces. 4. to ruin,
to spoil. 5. to weaken, to get weaker. 6. to
exhaust.
desvendar v.t. y r. to unbandage, to take off a
bandage.
desventaja s.f. 1. disadvantage. 2. drawback,
snag. 3. handicap. 4. estar en ~, to be at a
disadvantage.
desventajoso -sa, adj. disadvantageous,
detrimental.
desventura s.f. bad luck, misfortune.
desventurado -da, adj. 1. unlucky, hapless
(de mala suerte). 2. ill-fated, ill-omened. 3.
dejected, wretched 4. shy, timid (tímido). 5.
poor). s.m. y f. 6. wretch, poor devil.
desvergonzado -da, adj. 1. shameless,
barefaced. 2. cheeky, impudent. s.m. y f. 3.
shameless o barefaced person.
desvergonzarse v. r. 1. to be insolent, to be
impudent. 2. to lose one’s scruples, to get into
bad ways.
desvergüenza s.f. 1. nerve, cheek, impudence.
2. insolence. 3. es una ~, it’s disgraceful. 4.
¡qué ~!, what a cheek! 5. tener la ~ de, to
have the nerve/cheek to.
desviación s.f. 1. deviation, variation, departure.
2. deviation (sexual). 3. POL. deviation. 4.
detour.
desviacionismo s.m. deviationism.
desviar v.t. 1. to deviate, to deflect. 2. to deflect.
3. to divert (agua, avión, tráfico). 4. to change
(el tema). 5 to avert, to look away (ojos). 6.
to alter. 7. (fig.) to put off, to dissuade. v.r. 8.
to be deflected, to be swayed. 9. to change
course. 10 desviarse del camino, to leave
the road, to turn off the road. 11 desviarse
de su rumbo, MAR. to sail/go off course. 12.
desviarse de un tema, to wander from the
point.
desvincularse v.r. ~ de, to break one’s ties with,
to dissociate oneself from.
desvío s.m. 1. deflection, deviation. 2. swerve