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"Desembuche" is a form of "desembuchar", an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to spit it out". Learn more about "desembuchar" below.
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (colloquial) (to tell the truth)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to spit it out (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Desembucha, Fabio, que no tengo todo el día! ¿Dónde está el dinero?Spit it out, Fabio! I haven't got all day! Where's the money?
b. to spill the beans (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Si la policía detiene a Domingo, hay que tener cuidado. Podría desembuchar.If the cops arrest Domingo, we'll have to be careful. He could spill the beans.
c. to come clean (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ninguno de estos esbirros va a desembuchar, inspector.None of these minions are going to come clean, inspector.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (colloquial) (to tell the truth about)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to come clean about (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Lorna bebió demasiado anoche y desembuchó lo de su relación con Ernesto.Lorna drank too much last night and she came clean about her affair with Ernesto.
a. to regurgitate
El pingüino adulto desembucha el pescado para dárselo a sus polluelos.The adult penguin regurgitates the fish to feed its chicks.
