desbaratar

v.

1 to ruin, to wreck.

2 to destroy, to break into pieces, to demolish, to break.

El golpe desbarató el muro The blow destroyed the wall.

3 to shatter, to crumble.

La pena desbarató a Ricardo Grief shattered Richard.

4 to squander, to waste.

Ella desbarata el dinero del esposo She squanders her husband's money.

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desbaratar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desarreglar) to spoil, ruin, wreck

2 (frustrar) to spoil, ruin

■ nos desbarató los planes she spoilt our plans

3 (malgastar) to waste, squander

4 MILITAR to rout, throw into confusion

► verbo intransitivo

1 (disparatar) to talk nonsense

► verbo pronominal desbaratarse

1 (actuar) to act foolishly; (hablar) to talk nonsense

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1. VT

1) (=descomponer) [+ plan] to spoil, thwart; [+ empresa, grupo] to ruin; [+ teoría] to destroy; [+ sistema] to disrupt, cause chaos in

2) (Mil) to rout

3) [+ fortuna] to squander

4) (Mec) to take to pieces

2.

VI to talk nonsense

3.

See:

desbaratarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <planes> to spoil, ruin; <sistema> to disrupt

el defensa desbarató la jugada — the defender broke up the move

b) (Méx) <papeles> to jumble (up), muddle (up); <mecanismo> to ruin, destroy

2.

desbaratarse v pron

a) plan to be ruined, be spoiled; sistema to be disrupted, break down

se desbarató todo con la lluvia — the rain spoiled everything

b) (Méx) papeles to get jumbled up, get muddled (up); mecanismo to break, get broken

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= derail.

Ex. When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.

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* desbaratar el tinglado = upset + the applecart.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* desbaratar los planes = upset + the applecart.

* desbaratar + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <planes> to spoil, ruin; <sistema> to disrupt

el defensa desbarató la jugada — the defender broke up the move

b) (Méx) <papeles> to jumble (up), muddle (up); <mecanismo> to ruin, destroy

2.

desbaratarse v pron

a) plan to be ruined, be spoiled; sistema to be disrupted, break down

se desbarató todo con la lluvia — the rain spoiled everything

b) (Méx) papeles to get jumbled up, get muddled (up); mecanismo to break, get broken

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= derail.

Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.

* desbaratar el tinglado = upset + the applecart.

* desbaratar las críticas = disarm + criticism.

* desbaratar las quejas = disarm + complaints.

* desbaratar los planes = upset + the applecart.

* desbaratar + Posesivo + planes = upset + Posesivo + plans, ruin + Posesivo + plans.

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desbaratar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹planes› to spoil, ruin, mess up (colloq); ‹sistema› to disrupt

los temporales han desbaratado la red de comunicaciones the storms have disrupted the communications network

los cambios desbarataron totalmente la organización de la oficina the changes completely disrupted the organization of the office, the office was thrown into chaos o confusion by the changes

el defensa desbarató la jugada the defender broke up the move

2 (Méx) ‹papeles› to jumble (up), muddle (up), mess up; ‹mecanismo› to ruin, destroy

■ desbaratarse

v pron

1 «plan» to be ruined, be spoiled; «sistema» to be disrupted, break down

se desbarató todo con la lluvia the rain spoiled everything o ruined all our plans

2 (Méx) «papeles» to get jumbled up, get muddled (up), get messed up; «mecanismo» to get broken, break

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desbaratar (conjugate desbaratar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹planes› to spoil, ruin;

‹sistema› to disrupt

b) (Méx) ‹papeles› to jumble (up), muddle (up);

‹mecanismo› to ruin, destroy
desbaratarse verbo pronominal

a) [plan] to be ruined, be spoiled;

[sistema] to be disrupted, break down

b) (Méx) [papeles] to get jumbled up, get muddled (up);

[mecanismo] to break, get broken
desbaratar verbo transitivo to ruin, wreck
'desbaratar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cagar
- desajustar
English:
derail
- disrupt
- scupper
- take apart
- throw out
- thwart
- upset
- wreck
- disarm
- havoc
- take

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desbaratar

♦ vt

1. [romper] to ruin, to wreck;

el temporal desbarató el tendido eléctrico the storm brought down the power lines

2. [estropear, arruinar] to spoil;

la lluvia desbarató nuestros planes the rain spoiled o put paid to our plans;

la defensa desbarató el contraataque alemán the defence broke up the German counterattack

♦ See also the pronominal verb desbaratarse

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desbaratar

v/t

1 planes ruin, spoil; organización disrupt

2 dinero squander

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desbaratar vt

1) arruinar: to destroy, to ruin

2) descomponer: to break, to break down

♦ See also the reflexive verb desbaratarse