desahogar

v.

1 to vent (ira).

2 to relieve, to ease, to unburden, to relax.

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desahogar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 (consolar) to comfort; (aliviar) to relieve

2 figurado (mostrar) to vent, pour out

■ desahogó sus penas he vented his grief

► verbo pronominal desahogarse

1 (desfogarse) to let off steam

■ ¡desahógate! don't bottle it up!

2 (confiarse) to open one's heart (con, to)

■ se desahogó con su madre she poured her heart out to her mother

3 (descargar un problema) to get off one's chest

■ necesitas desahogarte you need to get it off your chest

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1. VT

1) (=manifestar) [+ ira] to vent (en on)

desahogó sus penas — she unburdened herself of her woes

2) [+ persona] to console

2.

See:

desahogarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <penas> to give vent to; <rabia/ira> to vent, give vent to

2.

desahogarse v pron

salí a correr para desahogarme — I went for a run to let off steam

se desahogó dándole patadas a la rueda — he vented his anger (o frustration etc) by kicking the wheel

desahogarse con alguien — to pour one's heart out to somebody

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= relieve.

Ex. This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

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1.

verbo transitivo <penas> to give vent to; <rabia/ira> to vent, give vent to

2.

desahogarse v pron

salí a correr para desahogarme — I went for a run to let off steam

se desahogó dándole patadas a la rueda — he vented his anger (o frustration etc) by kicking the wheel

desahogarse con alguien — to pour one's heart out to somebody

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= relieve.

Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

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desahogar [A3 ]

vt

‹penas› to give vent to; ‹rabia/ira› to vent, give vent to

desahogó toda su furia en él she vented all her anger on him

■ desahogarse

v pron

me desahogué llorando I cried and after that I felt much better

salí a correr para desahogarme I went for a run to let off steam o (colloq) to get it out of my system

se desahogó dándole patadas a la rueda he vented his anger ( o frustration etc) by kicking the wheel

desahogarse CON algn:

no tenía con quien desahogarme there was no-one I could talk to to get it off my chest

se desahogó conmigo she poured her heart out to me

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desahogar (conjugate desahogar) verbo transitivo ‹penas/ira› to give vent to
desahogarse verbo pronominal
to let off steam ;

◊ se desahogó dándole patadas a la rueda he vented his anger (o frustration etc) by kicking the wheel;

desahogarse con algn to pour one's heart out to sb
desahogar verbo transitivo to vent, give vent to: desahogó su frustración golpeando la mesa, she took her frustration out on the table

'desahogar' also found in these entries:
English:
work off

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desahogar

♦ vt

1. [ira] to vent;

[pena] to relieve, to ease;

desahogó su enfado en su mejor amiga she took out her annoyance on her best friend

2. [habitación, lugar, armario] to clear, to make some space in;

[estantería] to make some space on

♦ See also the pronominal verb desahogarse

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desahogar

v/t sentimiento vent

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desahogar {52} vt

1) : to relieve, to ease

2) : to give vent to

♦ See also the reflexive verb desahogarse