desahogarse

desahogarse

► verbo pronominal

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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VPR

1) (=desfogarse) to let off steam *

me desahogué diciéndole todo lo que pensaba — I got it out of my system by telling him everything I thought

2) (=confesarse) to get it off one's chest *

desahogarse con algn — to pour one's heart out to sb

3) (=librarse) [de deuda] to get out of

desahogarse de un problema — to get out of a difficulty

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= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.

Ex. In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

Ex. It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining.

Ex. I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.

Ex. In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.

Ex. She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex. After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.

Ex. Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.

Ex. Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.

Ex. A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

Ex. I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.

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* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).

* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.

* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.

* desahogarse con = take it out on.

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= allow + vent for, get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest, vent, vent + Posesivo + rage, vent + Posesivo + frustration, vent + Posesivo + anger, let out + some steam, blow off + steam, let off + steam, pour + Posesivo + heart out.

Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.

Ex: It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining.

Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.

Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.

Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.

Ex: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.

Ex: Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.

Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.

Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

Ex: I found out later about the heaps of poems she'd written then discarded, pouring her heart out on pages which never saw any eyes but her own.

* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).

* desahogar + Posesivo + ira = vent + Posesivo + spleen (on), vent + Posesivo + rage.

* desahogarse = release + tension, relieve + tension, unburden + Reflexivo, give + vent to, vent + Posesivo + feelings.

* desahogarse con = take it out on.

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■desahogarse verbo reflexivo (la ira, rabia) to let off steam
(contar las penas, los secretos) to unburden oneself: llora, así te desahogas, have a good cry, then you'll feel better
'desahogarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confiar
- desahogar
- explayarse
English:
chest
- cry
- pour out
- steam
- system

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vpr

1. [contar penas]

desahogarse con alguien to pour out one's woes to sb, to tell one's troubles to sb;

necesito alguien con quien me pueda desahogarse I need somebody to talk to

2. [desfogarse] to let off steam;

se desahogaba haciendo pesas en el gimnasio he let off steam pumping iron in the gym;

se desahogan insultando al árbitro they let off steam insulting the referee;

llora, si quieres desahogarte cry if you want to let it all out

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desahogarse

v/r fig fam

let off steam fam , get it out of one’s system fam

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vr

1) : to recover, to feel better

2) : to unburden oneself, to let off steam

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desahogarse vb to get it off your chest

necesitaba desahogarme I needed to get it off my chest