descarrilar
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descarrilar(
dehs
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kah
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rree
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lahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to derail
El conductor no pudo hacer nada para evitar que el tren descarrilara.The driver couldn't do anything to stop the train from derailing.
b. to be derailed
Parece que el tren descarriló por culpa de un obstáculo en la vía.Apparently, the train was derailed because of an obstacle on the tracks.
descarrilarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to be derailed
El tren podría descarrilarse si viaja a esa velocidad tan alta.The train could be derailed if it travels at such high speed.
3. (figurative) (to lose one's way) (Latin America)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to go off the rails (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ese muchacho andaba con malas compañías y se descarriló.That kid got in with the wrong crowd and went off the rails.
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