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duda, etc.). 3. to shatter, to destroy
(esperanza). 4. to waste, to squander, (fam.)
to fritter away. 5. to waste. v.r. 6. to dissipate,
to disappear, to scatter. 7. to vanish. 8. to
evaporate. 9. to be removed, to be dispelled.
10. to be wasted, to be squandered, (fam.) to
be frittered away. 11. to clear up, to blow over.
dislalia s.f. dyslalia.
dislate s.m. 1. silly thing, stupid thing. 2.
absurdity, foolishness. pl. 3. nonsense.
dislexia s.f. PSIC. dyslexia.
dislocación s.f. 1. MED. dislocation. 2. GEOL.
fault, slip. 3. (fig.) dislocation.
dislocar v.t. 1. MED. to dislocate. 2. to distort,
to twist. v.r. 3. MED. to dislocate, to put out
of joint.
disloque s.m. (fam.) tops, limit.
disminuido -da, adj. 1. handicapped. s.m. y f. 2.
handicapped person.
disminuir v.i. 1. to decrease. 2. to fall, to
drop. 3. to draw in, to grow shorter. 4. to fail
(memoria). 5. to decline (salud). 6. to diminish,
to dwindle. v.t. 7. to reduce.
disnea s.f. MED. dyspnea.
disociable adj. dissociable.
disociación s.f. dissociation.
disociar v.t. 1. to dissociate, to separate. v.r. 2.
to dissociate oneself.
disoluble adj. soluble, dissoluble, dissolvable.
disolución s.f. 1. dissolution. 2. QUÍM.
dissolution, solution. 3. COM. liquidation. 4.
dissoluteness, profligacy, degeneracy.
disoluto -ta, adj. dissolute, degenerate,
dissipated.
disolvente s.m. y adj. QUÍM. solvent, dissolvent.
disolver v.t. 1. to dissolve, to melt. 2. to dissolve.
3. to break up. v.r. 4. to dissolve, to melt. 5.
POL. to dissolve. 6. to brea k up.
disonancia s.f. 1. MÚS. dissonance. 2. (fig.)
disagreement, lack of agreement. 3. hacer ~
con, to be out of harmony with.
disonante adj. 1. MÚS. discordant, dissonant. 2.
(fig.) discordant, (fam.) at odds, incongruous.
disonar v.i. 1. MÚS. to be out of tune, to be
dissonant. 2. to look strange, to look funny.
3. to clash, to conflict. 4. to disagree, not to
agree.
dísono -na, adj. discordant, dissonant.
dispar adj. 1. disparate, different. 2. unequal,
uneven.
disparada s.f. 1. (Am.) stampede, flight, rush.
2. a la ~, (fam. y Am.) flat out, at full speed,
like a shot.
disparadero s.m. trigger (gatillo).
disparado -da, adj. salir ~, to be off like a shot,
to shoot off.
disparador s.m. 1. trigger (gatillo de un arma). 2.
FOT. shutter release (cámara).
disparar v.t. 1. to shoot, to fire. 2. to throw, to
fling, to hurl. 3. DEP. to shoot. v.r. 4. to go off.
5. to bolt, to run off (caballo). 6. to shoot off; to
rush off. 7. to shoot up (precios, temperaturas,
etc.). 8. salir disparado, to shoot off; to leave
like a shot.
disparatadamente adv. ridiculously, absurdly,
foolishly.
disparatado -da, adj. ridiculous, absurd, foolish.
disparatar v.i. 1. to talk nonsense o rubbish
(decir disparates). 2. to act foolishly; to do
something silly.
disparate s.m. 1. silly comment, foolish remark.
2. stupid thing. 3. mistake, blunder. pl. 4.
nonsense.5. ¡qué ~!, what nonsense!; how
ridiculous! 6. un ~, a lot, (fam.) a hell of a lot.
disparidad s.f. disparity.
disparo s.m. 1. shot (tiro). 2. DEP. shot
(fútbol). 3. firing. 4. (fig.) silly o foolish thing
(disparate). pl. 5. shots, shooting. 6. ~ de
aviso, warning shot.
dispendio s.m. 1. waste, squandering. 2.
extravagance.
dispendiosamente adv. expensively.
dispendioso -sa, adj. expensive, dear, costly
(caro).
dispensa s.f. 1. dispensation, exemption. 2.
REL. dispensation.
dispensación s.f. dispensation, exemption.
dispensar v.t. 1. to forgive, to excuse . 2. REL. to
dispense. 3. to exempt, to excuse. 4. to grant,
to give. 5. to pay (atención). 6. to give help. 7.
to administer, to dispense.
dispensario s.m. MED. dispensary, clinic.
dispepsia s.f. MED. dyspepsia, indigestion.
dispersar v.t. y pron. 1. to disperse, to spread,
to scatter. 2. to break up. 3. MIL. to rout, to
disperse.
dispersión s.f. 1. dispersion, dispersal. 2. QUÍM.
y FÍS. dispersion.
disperso -sa, adj. dispersed, spread out,
scattered (esparcido).
displicencia s.f. 1. indifference. 2. bad temper,
ill-humour (mal humor). 3. coolness. 4.
despair, dejection (desaliento).
displicente adj. 1. unpleasant, displeasing. 2.
bad-tempered, ill-humoured.
disponer v.t. 1. to arrange, to order, to put in
order. 2. to get ready, to prepare. 3. to decide.
4. to order. 5. to lay, to set. 6. MIL. to form
up, to line up (tropas). 7. DER. to stipulate, to
provide. v.i. 8. to dispose of, to sell (vender).
9. to have, to have available. 10. ~ de, to
have, to own (poseer). 11. to have the use of,
to have at one’s disposal. v.r. 12. to get ready,
to prepare.
disponibilidad s.f. 1. availability. pl. 2. COM.
resources, assets.
disponible adj. 1. available. 2. COM. at hand,
available: dinero disponible: money at hand.
3. free, unengaged, unoccupied. 4. spare, free
(tiempo). 5. free, vacant. 6. vacant, unfilled
(un trabajo).
disposición s.f. 1. arrangement. 2. disposition,
temperament. 3. ARQ. layout, plan. 4. DER.
order, decree (ley); provision (medida). 5.
(fig.) talent, gift, aptitude. 6. inclination, bent.
7. MIL. formation (de tropas). 8. disposal.
pl. 9. preparations. 10. steps (medidas). 11.
~ de ánimo, state of mind; attitude of mind;
frame of mind. 12. estar o hallarse en ~,
to be suitable; to be apt. 13. estar a la ~ de
alguien, to be at someone’s service; (fam.)
to be at someone’s beck and call. 14. poner
algo a la ~ de alguien, to put something at
someone’s disposal. 15. tener algo a su ~, to
have the use of something; to have something
at one’s disposal.
dispositivo s.m. 1. mechanism. 2. device.
dispuesto -ta, p.p. 1. de disponer. adj. 2. ready,
prepared (listo). 3. arranged (arreglado). 4.
willing, prepared. 5. clever, smart, bright. 6.
bien ~, handsome; well-disposed. 7. mal ~,
ill-disposed; MED. ill, sick, indisposed.
disputa s.f. 1. dispute, quarrel, argument. 2.
controversy, dispute. 3. sin ~, without doubt,
indisputably.
disputable adj. disputable, debatable, open to
question.
disputar v.t. 1. to dispute, to challenge. 2.
to defend. 3. to fight for, to contend for. 4.
DEP. to play. 5. to debate. v.i. 6. to dispute,
to quarrel. v.r. 7. to contend for, to fight for,
to compete for. 8. to be discussed, to be
debated.
disquete s.m. disk ette, floppy dik.
disquetera s.f. disk drive.
disquisición s.f. 1. disquisition. pl. 2.
divergences, digressions, marginal reflections.
distancia s.f. 1. distance. 2. interval, gap
(tiempo). 3. difference. 4. distance, coldness,
lack of warmth (desafecto). 5. acortar las
distancias, to reduce the distance. 6. a ~,
at a distance; far. 7. a gran ~, long-distance.
8. ~ focal, FOT. focal length. 9. guardar las
distancias, to keep one’s distance; (fam.) to
keep oneself to oneself. 10. mantenerse a ~,
to keep one’s distance. 11. tener a ~, to keep
at a distance.
distanciado -da, adj. 1. not close (personas. 2.
distant, remote.
distanciar v.t. 1. to separate. 2. to place apart,
to put apart. 3. to outstrip, to outdistance. 4.
to cause a rift between; to open a rift between
(causar una ruptura en una relación). v.r. 5.
to become separated. 6. to lose contact; to
drift away (perder contacto). 7. to fall out; to
quarrel (pelear).
distante adj. 1. distant, far, far-off. 2. remote,
isolated. 3. (fig.) distant.
distar v.i. 1. la ciudad dista 5 kms: the city is 2
kms away. 2. (fig.) to be far from.
distender v.t. y r. 1. to distend, to swell (inflar).
2. to ease. 3. to stretch. v.t. 4. MED. to pull, to
strain (músculos).
distensible adj. stretchable.
distensión s.f. 1. ANAT. swelling. 2. MED.
pull, strain (músculo): distensión muscular:
strained muscle.
dístico s.m. LIT. (p.u.) distich; (fam.) couplet.
distinción s.f. 1. distinction. 2. elegance,
refinement, distinction. 3. honour, distinction.
4. clarity. 5. deference, respect, esteem. 6.
de gran ~, highly distinguished. 7. hacer ~
con alguien, to show great consideration
for someone. 8. sin ~, indistinctly; without
distinction. 9. sin ~ de, irrespective of.
distingo s.m. reservation, qualification.
distinguible adj. distinguishable, distinctive.
distinguido -da, adj. 1. distinguished. 2. well-
known. 3. elegant, cultivated, distinguished. 4.
gentlemanly, civilised. 5. ladylike, refined.
distinguir v.t. 1. to distinguish. 2. to recognize,
to tell (reconocer). 3. to discern, to make out,
to distinguish. 4. to honour. 5. to prefer, to
have a preference for. v.i. 6. to discriminate, to
be discerning. v.pron. 7. to be distinguished,
to differ. 8. to stand out, to be noticeable
(sobresalir). 9. to be visible.
distintivo -va, adj. 1. characteristic, distinctive.
s.m. 2. insignia, emblem. 3. mark. 4. symbol.
5. distinguishing mark. 6. characteristic
feature, distinctive feature.
distinto -ta, adj. 1. distinct, clear. 2. different. pl.
3. several, various.
distorsión s.f. 1. MED. twisting, torsion
(torcedura). 2. distortion (óptica, sonora, etc.).
distorsionar v.t. to distort.
distracción s.f. 1. distraction. 2. amusement,
entertainment. 3. pastime, hobby, recreation.
4. absentmindedness, forgetfulness. 5.
dissoluteness, debauchery, dissipation. 6. por
~, absent-mindedly, due to forgetfulness; as
a hobby.
distraer v.t. 1. to distract. 2. to disturb, to trouble.
3. to entertain, to keep amused; to relax. 4.
to lead astray. 5. FIN. to embezzle. 6. to take
someone’s mind off. v.i. 7. to be relaxing, to
be entertaining. v.r. 8. to entertain oneself,
to amuse oneself. 9. to get distracted, to let
one’s mind wander.
distraídamente adv. absent-mindedly, forgetfully.
distraído -da, adj. 1. absent-minded, forgetful.