restañar
restañar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to stanch (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Las enfermeras restañaron la herida aplicando un torniquete.The nurses stanched the wound by applying a tourniquet.
b. to staunch (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Si no conseguimos restañar la herida, el paciente no dejará de perder sangre.If we don't manage to staunch the wound, the patient will keep losing blood.
c. to stop the flow of
No tardé mucho en restañar la brecha porque no era profunda.It didn't take me long to stop the flow of the open wound because it wasn't deep.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (literary) (to overcome)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. to heal (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Me temo que no haya nada que restañe las heridas de esta nación conflictiva.I fear that there is nothing that can heal the wounds of this troubled nation.
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