desgranar
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desgranar(
dehs
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grah
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nahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (culinary)
a. to shell (peas, beans)
Mariana se puso a desgranar los guisantes.Mariana started to shell the peas.
c. to cut the kernels off (corn)
Vamos a desgranar los elotes para preparar esquite.We're going to cut the kernels off the cobs to make "esquite."
2. (figurative) (to explain in detail)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to spell out
El profesor desgranó la compleja teoría para que los alumnos la entendieran.The teacher spelled the complex theory out so that her students would understand it.
desgranarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
3. (to scatter)
a. to become unstrung
Los abalorios de la pulsera se desgranaron al romperse el hilo.The beads of the bracelet became unstrung when the thread broke.
a. to separate
Nuestro grupo de amigos se desgranó cuando todos encontramos pareja.Our group of friends separated when all of us began dating someone.
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