dismiss

dismiss
[dɪsˈmɪs]
verbo transitivo
1. despedir (from job)
2. (send away)
  • to dismiss somebody -> dar a alguien permiso para retirarse
  • dismiss! (militar) -> ¡rompan filas!
3. descartar (thought, theory); rechazar (proposal, suggestion); no hacer caso de (threat, danger); sobreseer (Law) (case); desestimar (appeal)
  • the suggestion was dismissed as being irrelevant -> la sugerencia fue rechazada por no venir al caso
4. dejar marchar (school class)

dismiss [dis-mis]
1. Despedir, echar (employee); destituir (executive, minister); licenciar a un soldado; dejar salir (send away/class).
2. Descartar, desechar (possibility, suggestion); despachar, enviar; desestimar, rechazar (request, petition, claim).
  • To dismiss a case -> sobreseer una causa
3. Disolver una reunión, asamblea, etc. 4.
  • To dismiss abruptly -> echar a uno con cajas destempladas
  • To dismiss/send one about his business -> enviar a uno a paseo
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
  • Dismiss! -> ¡rompan filas
va.(Law) Desestimar (charge, appeal). Repudiar, rechazar.

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