desatarse

desatarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (soltarse) to come untied, come undone, come unfastened

2 figurado (desencadenarse) to break, explode

■ se desató una gran tormenta a great storm broke

■ se desató su alegría she exploded with happiness

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VPR

1) (=soltarse) [nudo, cuerda, cordones] to come undone o untied; [perro] to break loose

se le desataron los zapatos — his shoelaces came untied o undone

el prisionero consiguió desatarse — the prisoner managed to untie himself

2) (=desencadenarse) [incendio, guerra, motín] to break out; [crisis, polémica] to flare up; [tormenta, escándalo] to break; [desastre] to strike

con el gol se desató el entusiasmo de la afición — the crowd's enthusiasm spilled over at the goal

se desató en injurias contra el ministro — frm he unleashed a torrent of abuse against the minister

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(v.) = come + undone, come + loose

Ex. Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone.

Ex. It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.

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(v.) = come + undone, come + loose

Ex: Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone.

Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.

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■desatarse verbo reflexivo
1 (un zapato, cordón) to come undone
(una persona a sí misma) to untie oneself
2 (desencadenarse una tormenta) to break
(una pasión) to run wild
'desatarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desatar
- soltar
English:
break
- unrest

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vpr

1. [nudo, lazo] to come undone;

[paquete] to come undone o untied

2. [animal] to get loose o free

3. [persona]

¿puedes desatarte? can you get free?;

desátese los zapatos undo your shoes

4. [desencadenarse] [tormenta] to break;

[ira, cólera, pasión] to erupt; [motín, disturbios, protestas] to break out; [polémica, crisis] to flare up;

se desató en insultos contra sus adversarios she showered a stream of insults on her opponents

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desatarse

v/r

1 de animal, persona get free

2 de cordón come undone; fig

be unleashed, break out;

desatarse en insultos let fly a string of insults

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vr

: to break out, to erupt

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desatarse vb

1. (paquete, nudo, cordones) to come undone [pt. came; pp. come]

2. (perro) to get loose