mellar

mellar
transitive verb
1to nick, to chip (hacer mellas en)
2to damage (menoscabar)

mellar [mel-lyar’]
article & verb transitive
1To notch, to hack, to nick (hacer muecas), to cut in small hollows.
2To deprive of luster and splendor.
  • Mellar la honra -> to wound one’s character and honor

mellar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+cuchillo, filo] to nick; notch; [+diente] to chip
tienen los dientes mellados
[+madera] to take a chip out of
2 (dañar) to damage; harm; [+afán] to hold back; [+entusiasmo] to dampen
nada, a partir de ahora, podrá mellar el afán de venganza Para ganar el Tour necesita mellar la inoxidable mentalidad de Indurain

Verb Conjugation for "mellar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo mello mellé mellaba mellaré melle
mellas mellaste mellabas mellarás melles
Ella/Él/Usted mella melló mellaba mellará melle
Nosotros mellamos mellamos mellábamos mellaremos mellemos
Vosotros melláis mellasteis mellabais mellaréis melléis
Ellos/Ustedes mellan mellaron mellaban mellarán mellen
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