desactivar

v.

1 to defuse.

2 to deactivate, to defuse, to disable, to disarm.

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desactivar

► verbo transitivo

1 to defuse

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1.

VT [+ bomba] to defuse, deactivate; [+ alarma] to deactivate, neutralize

2.

See:

desactivarse

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verbo transitivo <bomba/explosivo> to defuse, deactivate; <situación> to defuse

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= set off, turn off, deactivate, defuse.

Ex. The system then finds the corresponding copy records and sets the inventory status off.

Ex. Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.

Ex. Low-level magnetic fields are used to deactivate and reactivate targets without damaging the contents of magnetic media such as audio and video tapes.

Ex. A second limpet bomb on another vehicle was reported to have been defused.

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* desactivar un mecanismo = disable + mechanism.

* desactivar un programa de protección = unlock + protection program(me).

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verbo transitivo <bomba/explosivo> to defuse, deactivate; <situación> to defuse

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= set off, turn off, deactivate, defuse.

Ex: The system then finds the corresponding copy records and sets the inventory status off.

Ex: Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.

Ex: Low-level magnetic fields are used to deactivate and reactivate targets without damaging the contents of magnetic media such as audio and video tapes.

Ex: A second limpet bomb on another vehicle was reported to have been defused.

* desactivar un mecanismo = disable + mechanism.

* desactivar un programa de protección = unlock + protection program(me).

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desactivar [A1 ]

vt

‹bomba/explosivo› to defuse, deactivate; ‹situación› to defuse

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desactivar (conjugate desactivar) verbo transitivo ‹bomba/explosivo› to defuse, deactivate
desactivar verbo transitivo
1 (un explosivo) to defuse
2 (un plan, una organización) to deactivate
'desactivar' also found in these entries:
English:
defuse
- disarm

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desactivar vt

1. [bomba, explosivo] to defuse

2. [mecanismo, alarma] to disconnect

3. [situación peligrosa] to defuse;

[plan de emergencia] to call off

4. Informát to disable, to deactivate

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desactivar

v/t bomba etc deactivate

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desactivar vt

: to deactivate, to defuse