descabezar
descabezar
∗descabezar
transitive verb
1to behead (quitar la cabeza) (persona); to break the head off (cosa)
2to top (quitar la punta) (planta, árbol)
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descabezar [des-cah-bay-thar’]
article & verb transitive
1To behead.
2To revoke an assessment which towns have made.
3To cut the upper parts or points of some things; to head, top, poll.
4To begin, to let the beginning of a thing pass over.
5To break a mast through its neck. (Nautical)
- descabezar la misa -> to let the beginning of the mass be over, before one enters church
verb neuter
6To terminate, to join another property: speaking of the part of an estate or piece of land which adjoins another, belonging to a different person. (n)
verb reflexive
7To screw one’s wits, to batter one’s brains.
8To take the grain from the ears of corn.
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugation for "descabezar"
| Presente | Pretérito | Imperfect | Futuro | Subjuntivo | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descabezo | descabecé | descabezaba | descabezaré | descabece |
| Tú | descabezas | descabezaste | descabezabas | descabezarás | descabeces |
| Ella/Él/Usted | descabeza | descabezó | descabezaba | descabezará | descabece |
| Nosotros | descabezamos | descabezamos | descabezábamos | descabezaremos | descabecemos |
| Vosotros | descabezáis | descabezasteis | descabezabais | descabezaréis | descabecéis |
| Ellos/Ustedes | descabezan | descabezaron | descabezaban | descabezarán | descabecen |
