USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "despatch.”
dispatch(
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pahch
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to send)
3. (figurative) (to kill)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. despachar
The cook dispatched the lobster by dropping it into a pot of boiling water.El cocinero despachó a la langosta dejándola caer en una olla de agua hirviendo.
4. (to eat)
a. despacharse (pronominal verb)
Ben was in a great hurry to dispatch his meal and get back to work.Ben estaba apurado para despacharse la comida y volver al trabajo.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el despacho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The factory packed the merchandise for dispatch to the regional warehouses.La fábrica embaló la mercancía para el despacho a las bodegas regionales.
c. la expedición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Another batch of product was prepared for dispatch to the United States.Otro lote de producto se preparó para su expedición a los Estados Unidos.
6. (message)
a. el despacho (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The ambassador received a dispatch from the president.El embajador recibió un despacho del presidente.
b. el parte (M) (military)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A dispatch from the German High Command was intercepted revealing the position of their submarines.Se interceptó un parte del Alto Mando alemán delatando la posición de los submarinos.
7. (promptness)
a. la celeridad (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The government worked with dispatch to attend to the citizens displaced by the hurricane.El gobierno trabajó con celeridad para atender a los ciudadanos desplazados por el huracán.
b. la prontitud (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The commander deployed the troops with dispatch, but was slow to attend to the injured.El comandante desplegó las tropas con prontitud, pero fue lento para atender a los heridos.
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