destilar
destilar
destilar(
dehs
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tee
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lahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (chemistry)
a. to distill (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Si destilas el petróleo, puedes obtener queroseno.If you distill the petroleum, you can make kerosene.
b. to distil (United Kingdom)
Tenemos que destilar el alcohol cuatro veces seguidas.We have to distil the alcohol four times in a row.
2. (to secrete)
a. to ooze
El dermatólogo limpió y analizó el chichón que destilaba pus.The dermatologist cleaned and examined the lump that was oozing pus.
3. (figurative) (to show)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
a. to ooze (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
El discurso del político destila odio hacia los inmigrantes.The politician's speech oozes hatred towards immigrants.
b. to exude (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
Sebastían destila resentimiento cuando habla de su hermano.Sebastian exudes resentment when he talks about his brother.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (to dribble)
a. to drip
Pus destilaba de la herida, por lo que el médico la cauterizó.Pus was still dripping from the wound, so the doctor cauterized it.
b. to trickle
La savia ya estaba endurecida y dejó de destilar del árbol.The sap had already hardened and stopped trickling from the tree.
destilartransitive verbintransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (agua, alcohol)
a. to distill
2. (sangre, pus)
a. to ooze
3. (cualidad, sentimiento)
a. to exude, to ooze
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (gotear)
a. to trickle, to drip
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