descolgarse

descolgarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (escurrirse) to slip down, slide down

■ se descolgó por la pared he slid down the wall

2 familiar figurado (dejarse caer) to drop in, turn up

■ se descolgó a cenar con dos amigos he dropped in for dinner with two friends

3 familiar figurado (separarse) to break away; (quedarse rezagado) to fall behind

4 familiar figurado (decir) to come out (con, with); (hacer) to do unexpectedly, surprise

■ se descolgó con una tontería he made a stupid remark

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VPR

1) (=bajar por una cuerda) to let o.s. down, lower o.s.

descolgarse por — [+ cuerda] to slip down, slide down; [+ pared] to climb down

descolgarse por una montaña — [escalando] to climb down the face of a mountain; [con cuerda] to lower o.s. down the face of a mountain

2) * (=aparecer inesperadamente) [persona] to turn up unexpectedly; [nube] set in unexpectedly; [sol] to come out suddenly

descolgarse con una cifra — to come up with a figure

descolgarse con una estupidez — to come out with a silly remark, blurt out something silly

3) (Ciclismo)

descolgarse del pelotón — to be left behind the group

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(v.) = drop off, fall from

Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

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(v.) = drop off, fall from

Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

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■descolgarse verbo reflexivo
1 to let oneself down, slide down: el ladrón se descolgó por la ventana hasta la calle, the thief got out through the window and dropped down to the street
2 (quedar atrás) el ciclista francés se ha descolgado del grupo de cabeza, the French cyclist has been left behind by the leading group
3 (caerse) el cuadro se descolgó, the painting fell down
'descolgarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descolgar
English:
climb down

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vpr

1. [cosa colgada] [cortinas] to come loose o unhooked;

el póster se ha descolgado the poster has fallen off the wall

2. [bajar]

descolgarse (por algo) to let oneself down o to slide down (sth);

se descolgaron por la fachada con una cuerda they lowered themselves down the front of the building on a rope

3. [corredor] [quedarse atrás] to fall back o behind;

descolgarse del pelotón to fall behind the pack

4. Fam [mencionar]

descolgarse con algo to come out with sth;

se descolgó con unas declaraciones sorprendentes he came out with some surprising statements

5. Fam [presentarse] to drop in o by, to turn up;

Manuel se descolgó un rato en el billar porque estaba harto de estudiar Manuel dropped in at the billiard hall for a while because he was fed up of studying

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descolgarse

v/r

1 por una cuerda lower o.s.

2 de grupo break away

3 de póster, cortina come down

4 L.Am.

descolgarse con algo come out with sth;

te descuelgas con que no quieres fam out of the blue you say you don’t want to

5 L.Am.

descolgarse por un sitio fam turn up somewhere unexpectedly