derailed
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derail(
dih
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reyl
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. descarrilarse (pronominal verb)
The locomotive derailed coming down the mountain.La locomotora se descarriló bajando la montaña.
b. descarrilar
The train derailed coming out of the station, but fortunately, no one was injured.El tren descarriló saliendo de la estación, pero por suerte, nadie resultó herido.
2. (to fail)
a. descarrilarse (pronominal verb)
The bill is going to derail if we can't get some Republicans on board.El proyecto de ley se descarrilará si no conseguimos que algunos republicanos lo apoyen.
b. arruinarse (pronominal verb)
The case is going to derail if we can't get more evidence.El caso se arruinará si no conseguimos más pruebas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. hacer descarrilar
I'm going to leave this penny on the track so the train will smush it. - But you could derail the train!Voy a dejar un centavo en la vía para que lo aplaste el tren. - ¡Pero lo podrías hacer descarrilar!
a. descarrilar
We can't let a little setback derail our progress.No podemos dejar que un pequeño contratiempo descarrile nuestro progreso.
b. arruinar
Legal restrictions ultimately derailed the initiative.Las restricciones legales terminaron arruinando la iniciativa.
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