- descalificar
- v.1 to disqualify.2 to discredit.descalificó con saña a su oponente he viciously attacked his opponent* * *descalificar► verbo transitivo1 to disqualify2 (desacreditar) to discredit* * *VT1) (Dep) to disqualify2) (=desacreditar) to discredit* * *verbo transitivo1) (inhabilitar, desautorizar) <deportista/equipo> to disqualify2) (frml) (desacreditar) to discredit* * *= denigrate, disqualify.Ex. This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.Ex. Neither, therefore, does the act of arranging a subject bibliography in alphabetical order disqualify it from being termed a `subject bibliography'.* * *verbo transitivo1) (inhabilitar, desautorizar) <deportista/equipo> to disqualify2) (frml) (desacreditar) to discredit* * *= denigrate, disqualify.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
Ex: Neither, therefore, does the act of arranging a subject bibliography in alphabetical order disqualify it from being termed a `subject bibliography'.* * *descalificar [A2 ]vtA (inhabilitar, desautorizar) ‹deportista/equipo› to disqualifycircunstancias que la descalifican como testigo de la defensa circumstances which disqualify her from being o make her ineligible to be a witness for the defenseB (frml) (desacreditar) to discredit* * *
descalificar (conjugate descalificar) verbo transitivo ‹deportista/equipo› to disqualify
descalificar verbo transitivo
1 (eliminar de una competición) to disqualify
2 (desacreditar) to discredit: ese gesto le descalifica como padre, the way he acted is a discredit to him as a father
'descalificar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desautorizar
English:
disqualify
* * *descalificar vt1. [en competición] to disqualify;descalificar a alguien por (hacer) algo to disqualify sb for (doing) sth2. [desprestigiar] to discredit;descalificó con saña a su oponente he viciously attacked his opponent;una actitud que lo descalifica como político an attitude which discredits him as a politician* * *descalificarv/t disqualify* * *descalificar {72} vt: to disqualify♦ See also the reflexive verb descalificarse* * *descalificar vb to disqualify [pt. & pp. disqualified]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.