derribar

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to knock down

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derribar
transitive verb
1to knock down, to demolish (construcción); to cut down, to fell (hacer caer) (árbol); to bring down (avión); to overthrow (gobierno, gobernante)

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derribar [der-re-bar’]
article & verb transitive
1To demolish, to level with the ground.
2To throw down, to knock down, to fell, to bring to the ground; to flatten; to lay flat, to lodge, to prostrate.
  • Fue derribado sobre el Canal -> he was shot down over the Channel
3To depose, to displace, to divest, to make a person lose protection, estimation, or acquired dignity.
4To subject, to subdue disordered passions of the mind. (Metaphorical)
verb reflexive
5To tumble down, to throw oneself on the ground.

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derribar
verbo:transitivo
1 (derrumbar) [+edificio] to knock down; pull down; [+puerta] to batter down; [+barrera] to tear down
van a derribar la fábrica they are going to knock down pull down the factory;o el huracán derribó varias casas the hurricane blew down brought down a number of houses;o
2 [+persona] to knock down; (Boxeo) to floor
3 (Aeronáutica) to shoot down; bring down
fue derribado sobre el lago he was shot down over the lake
4 (Caza) to shoot; bag
5 [+gobierno] to bring down; topple
6 [+pasión] to subdue
verbo:pronominal
derribarse
1 (caer al suelo) to fall down; collapse
2 (tirarse al suelo) to throw o.s. down

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Verb Conjugation for "derribar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo derribo derribé derribaba derribaré derribe
Tú derribas derribaste derribabas derribarás derribes
Ella/Él/Usted derriba derribó derribaba derribará derribe
Nosotros derribamos derribamos derribábamos derribaremos derribemos
Vosotros derribáis derribasteis derribabais derribaréis derribéis
Ellos/Ustedes derriban derribaron derribaban derribarán derriben
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