desbalancear
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desbalancear
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to knock out of balance) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to unbalance
El poner más peso en este lado del barco va a desbalancearlo.Loading more weight on this side of the ship will unbalance it.
b. to make unbalanced
El movimiento de los animales dentro del camión lo desbalanceó y por eso se volcó.The movement of the animals inside the truck made it unbalanced, and that's why it overturned.
c. to throw off balance
¿Por qué estás usando zancos? - ¡No me toques que me vas a desbalancear!Why are you wearing stilts? - Don't touch me, or you're going to throw me off balance!
2. (to disrupt) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to destabilize (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El gobierno no desea hacer nada que pueda desbalancear la economía.The government doesn't want to do anything that might destabilize the economy.
b. to destabilise (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
La introducción de la nueva especie desbalanceó el ecosistema.The introduction of the new species destabilised the ecosystem.
c. to upset the balance of
La caída de Roma desbalanceó el equilibrio de poder en Europa.The fall of Rome upset the balance of power in Europe.
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