- desarticular
- v.1 to dislocate (huesos).2 to disarticulate, to disjoint, to unhinge.Ricardo desarticuló la estantería Richard disarticulated the shelves.3 to dismember, to bust up.La policía desarticuló a los rebeldes The police busted the rebels up.4 to disorganize.La policía desarticuló la fiesta The police disorganized the party.* * *desarticular► verbo transitivo1 MEDICINA to disarticulate, put out of joint, dislocate2 (un mecanismo) to take to pieces3 figurado (organización, banda, plan, etc) to break up, dismantle* * *VT1) (=desarmar) [+ máquina, reloj] to take apart, take to pieces; [+ pandilla] to break up
desarticular un grupo terrorista — to force a terrorist group out of action
2) [+ codo, rodilla] to dislocate* * *verbo transitivo1) <organización> to dismantle, break up; <conspiración> to foil, thwart2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take ... to pieces, dismantle* * *= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.Ex. Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex. Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex. The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *verbo transitivo1) <organización> to dismantle, break up; <conspiración> to foil, thwart2) <artefacto/mecanismo> to take ... to pieces, dismantle* * *= dismember, spoil, dismantle, break up, foil, thwart.Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* * *desarticular [A1 ]vtA ‹banda› to break up, dismantle; ‹conspiración› to foil, thwartB1 ‹hombro/dedo› to dislocate2 ‹artefacto/mecanismo› to take … to pieces, dismantle■ desarticularsev pron«hombro/dedo» to get dislocated* * *
desarticular verbo transitivo to dismantle
desarticular una red de narcotráfico, to break up a ring of drug traffickers
'desarticular' also found in these entries:
English:
smash
- break
* * *desarticular♦ vt1. [huesos, miembros] to dislocate2. [organización, banda] to break up;[plan] to foil3. [máquina, artefacto] to take apart, to dismantle♦ See also the pronominal verb desarticularse* * *desarticularv/t1 banda criminal break up2 MED dislocate* * *desarticular vt1) dislocar: to dislocate2) : to break up, to dismantle
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.