desarmar
desarmarse
desarmarse(
dehs
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ahr
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mahr
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seh
)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
1. (to reduce armaments)
a. to disarm
Ambos paÃses se desarmaron tras firmar el tratado de paz.Both countries disarmed after signing the peace treaty.
2. (to disassemble)
a. to come apart
La aspiradora de mano se desarma fácilmente para su limpieza.The handheld vacuum cleaner comes apart easily for cleaning.
b. to fall to pieces (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La vieja tumbona de madera se desarma cuando me tiendo en ella.The old wooden deck chair falls to pieces when I lie down on it.
desarmar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (to disassemble)
a. to dismantle
El armario va a pasar por la puerta si lo desarmamos.The wardrobe will fit through the door if we dismantle it.
b. to take apart
Desarmé la maqueta de plástico y pinté las partes por separado.I took apart the plastic model and I painted the pieces separately.
c. to take to pieces
Ruy desarmó el tren de juguete para ver cómo funciona.Ruy took the toy train to pieces to see how it works.
d. to take down (a tent)
Los andinistas desarmaron la tienda y comenzaron a caminar.The mountain climbers took down the tent and started walking.
e. to break up
Juliana desarmó el rompecabezas para armarlo de nuevo.Juliana broke up the puzzle to put it together again.
4. (to take away the weapons of)
a. to disarm
Un policÃa de civil desarmó al ladrón.An off-duty police officer disarmed the robber.
5. (to win over)
a. to disarm
Mi rival en el debate me desarmó con pruebas irrefutables.My rival in the debate disarmed me by presenting irrefutable evidence.
6. (to appease)
a. to calm
Estaba hecho una furia pero mi novia me abrazó y me desarmó.I was in a rage but my girlfriend hugged me and calmed me.
b. to placate
El gerente desarmó al cliente furioso al ofrecerle un descuento generoso.The manager placated the angry customer with a generous discount.
desarmartransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (quitar las armas)
a. to disarm
2. (desmontar)
a. to take apart, to dismantle
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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