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"Desparecer" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to disappear", and "desparecerse" is a pronominal verb which is also often translated as "to disappear". Learn more about the difference between "desparecer" and "desparecerse" below.
desparecer(
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pah
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reh
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sehr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to disappear
El barco zarpó y despareció en la niebla.The ship sailed away and disappeared in the mist.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (old-fashioned) (to make vanish)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. to make disappear
Todos aplaudieron cuando el mago despareció el auto.Everybody clapped when the magician made the car disappear.
b. to disappear
Esteban despareció la evidencia justo antes de que llegara la policía.Esteban disappeared the evidence right before the police arrived.
desparecerse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
4. (old-fashioned) (to be different)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. to be dissimilar
La estructura del Congreso de Estados Unidos se desparece a la del Parlamento británico.The structure of the American Congress is dissimilar to the one of the British Parliament.
desparecerse(
dehs
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pah
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reh
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sehr
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seh
)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
2. (old-fashioned) (to be different)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. to be dissimilar
La estructura del Congreso de Estados Unidos se desparece a la del Parlamento británico.The structure of the American Congress is dissimilar to the one of the British Parliament.
desparecer
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to disappear
El barco zarpó y despareció en la niebla.The ship sailed away and disappeared in the mist.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (old-fashioned) (to make vanish)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. to make disappear
Todos aplaudieron cuando el mago despareció el auto.Everybody clapped when the magician made the car disappear.
b. to disappear
Esteban despareció la evidencia justo antes de que llegara la policía.Esteban disappeared the evidence right before the police arrived.
