desajustar

v.

1 to disturb, to knock out of place (piezas).

2 to misadjust, to unbalance, to disrupt, to unfit.

3 to unsettle.

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desajustar

► verbo transitivo

1 (máquina) to put out of order

2 figurado (planes etc) to upset, spoil

► verbo pronominal desajustarse

1 (máquina) to go wrong, break down; (piezas) to come apart, pull apart; (tornillo) to come loose

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1. VT

1) (=desarreglar) [+ brillo, color] to disarrange; [+ máquina] to put out of order

2) [+ planes] to upset

2.

See:

desajustarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to loosen

2.

desajustarse v pron

a) pieza to come o work loose

b) mecanismo

el tacómetro se había desajustado — the tachometer wasn't working properly

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= throw out of + alignment.

Ex. Programs based on 'pages' may readjust only to the end of the page, and this will throw succeeding text out of alignment.

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1.

verbo transitivo to loosen

2.

desajustarse v pron

a) pieza to come o work loose

b) mecanismo

el tacómetro se había desajustado — the tachometer wasn't working properly

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= throw out of + alignment.

Ex: Programs based on 'pages' may readjust only to the end of the page, and this will throw succeeding text out of alignment.

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desajustar [A1 ]

vt

to loosen

■ desajustarse

v pron

1 «pieza» to come o work loose

2

«mecanismo»: el tacómetro se había desajustado the tachometer wasn't working properly

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desajustar vtr (desbaratar planes, horarios) to upset
(una pieza) to loosen

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desajustar

♦ vt

[aparato, motor, máquina] to put out of kilter; [pieza, tuerca] to loosen;

el golpe desajustó los tornillos the blow loosened the screws

♦ See also the pronominal verb desajustarse

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desajustar

v/t

1 tornillo, pieza loosen

2 mecanismo, instrumento affect, throw out of balance

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desajustar vt

1) : to disarrange, to put out of order

2) : to upset (plans)