- descomponer
- v.1 to rot (pudrir) (fruit).la humedad descompone ciertos alimentos dampness makes some foods rot2 to break down.descomponer algo en to break something down into3 to mess up.4 to damage, to break.la cena le descompuso el vientre the dinner gave him an upset stomachcreo que comí algo que me descompuso (el cuerpo) I think I ate something that didn't agree with me5 to annoy.6 to put out of order, to impair, to rack up, to disarrange.Ricardo descompuso la máquina Richard put the machine out of order.7 to upset, to disturb, to unsettle.Su ataque descompuso a María His attack upset Mary.* * *descomponer► verbo transitivo1 (separar) to break down, split up2 (estropear) to break3 (desorganizar) to mess up, upset4 (desordenar) to mess up■ me ha descompuesto toda la habitación he messed up my bedroom5 FÍSICA to resolve6 QUÍMICA to decompose7 MATEMÁTICAS to split up8 figurado (molestar) to disturb, upset; (irritar) irritate9 (pudrir) to rot► verbo pronominal descomponerse1 (pudrirse) to decompose, rot2 (estropearse) to break down3 (enfermar) to feel ill4 (enfadarse) to lose one's temper, get angry■ me descompongo cuando dices tantas tonterías it makes me angry when you say such rubbish5 FÍSICA to resolve6 QUÍMICA to decompose7 MATEMÁTICAS to split* * *verb1) to rot2) break•* * *( pp descompuesto)1. VT1) (=dividir) [+ palabra, frase] to break down, break up; [+ sustancia, molécula, número] to break down; [+ luz] to break up, split up
tienes que descomponer el informe en partes — you have to break down the report into separate parts
2) (=pudrir) [+ alimento] to rot; [+ cadáver, cuerpo] to decompose3) * (=alterar)la mala noticia lo descompuso — the bad news really shook him
me descompone tanto desorden — all this mess really gets to me * o irritates me
las especias me descomponen el vientre — spicy food gives me diarrhoea o (EEUU) diarrhea
4) * (=romper) to break5) frm [+ peinado] to disturb, disarrange; [+ planes] to upset, disrupt2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <alimento/cadáver> to rot, cause ... to decompose o rot2) (esp AmL) <máquina/aparato> to break; <peinado> to mess up3) <persona>a) (producir malestar) olor to make ... queasyla noticia la descompuso — she felt quite ill when she heard the news
b) (producir diarrea) to give ... diarrhea*2.descomponerse v pron2) cadáver/alimento to rot, decompose (frml)3) cara (+ me/te/le etc)se le descompuso la cara cuando se lo dije — he looked really upset when I told him
4) (esp AmL) máquina/aparato to break down5) personaa) (sentir malestar)hacía tanto calor que se descompuso — it was so hot that he felt sick
se descompuso cuando supo la noticia — he felt quite ill when he heard the news
b) (del estómago) to have an attack of diarrhea** * *= break down, break into + parts, break up, pull apart, disaggregate, dissect, parse, break out, break out into.Ex. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.Ex. Break complex statements into parts if you'are not sure how to apply the restrictor.Ex. Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex. All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex. Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex. GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.Ex. This is only possible if the incoming message has an identifiable structure that can be parsed and converted to resemble a protocol message.Ex. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex. The categories in Figure 1 could easily be broken out into additional subdivisions = Las cagegorías de la Figura 1 se puede descomponer fácilmente en subdivisiones adicionales.----* descomponer en = break down into, break up into.* descomponerse = disintegrate, rot, decompose, putrefy.* descomponerse en = break into.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <alimento/cadáver> to rot, cause ... to decompose o rot2) (esp AmL) <máquina/aparato> to break; <peinado> to mess up3) <persona>a) (producir malestar) olor to make ... queasyla noticia la descompuso — she felt quite ill when she heard the news
b) (producir diarrea) to give ... diarrhea*2.descomponerse v pron2) cadáver/alimento to rot, decompose (frml)3) cara (+ me/te/le etc)se le descompuso la cara cuando se lo dije — he looked really upset when I told him
4) (esp AmL) máquina/aparato to break down5) personaa) (sentir malestar)hacía tanto calor que se descompuso — it was so hot that he felt sick
se descompuso cuando supo la noticia — he felt quite ill when he heard the news
b) (del estómago) to have an attack of diarrhea** * *= break down, break into + parts, break up, pull apart, disaggregate, dissect, parse, break out, break out into.Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
Ex: Break complex statements into parts if you'are not sure how to apply the restrictor.Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.Ex: This is only possible if the incoming message has an identifiable structure that can be parsed and converted to resemble a protocol message.Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.Ex: The categories in Figure 1 could easily be broken out into additional subdivisions = Las cagegorías de la Figura 1 se puede descomponer fácilmente en subdivisiones adicionales.* descomponer en = break down into, break up into.* descomponerse = disintegrate, rot, decompose, putrefy.* descomponerse en = break into.* * *descomponer [E22 ]vtA (dividir, separar) ‹número› to factorize, break … down into factors; ‹luz› to split up, break up; ‹sustancia› to break down, separate … into compoundsB ‹alimento/cadáver› to rot, cause … to decompose o rotC (esp AmL)1 ‹máquina/aparato› to break2 ‹peinado/juego› to mess upD ‹persona›1(producir malestar): ese olor penetrante me descompone that strong smell makes me feel queasy o nauseousla noticia del accidente la descompuso she felt quite ill when she heard about the accident2 (producir diarrea) to give … diarrhea*■ descomponersev pronA «luz» to split; «sustancia» to break down, separate; «partícula/isótopo» to decayB «cadáver/alimento» to rot, decompose (frml)C«cara» (+ me/te/le etc): se le descompuso la cara cuando se lo dije he looked really upset o his face dropped a mile when I told himD (esp AmL) «máquina/aparato» to break downE «persona»1(sentir malestar): hacía tanto calor que se descompuso it was so hot that he started feeling sick o queasyse descompuso cuando supo la noticia he felt quite ill when he heard the news2 (del estómago) to have an attack of diarrhea*F (CS) «tiempo» to become unsettled, change for the worse; «día» to cloud overamaneció un día precioso, pero más tarde se descompuso it started out as a lovely day, but it clouded over later* * *
descomponer (conjugate descomponer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹alimento/cadáver› to rot, cause … to decompose o rot
2 (esp AmL) ‹máquina/aparato› to break;
‹peinado› to mess up
3 ‹persona›a) (producir malestar) [olor] to make … queasyb) (producir diarrea) to give … diarrhea(conjugate diarrhea)
descomponerse verbo pronominal
1 [luz] to split;
[sustancia] to break down, separate
2 [cadáver/alimento] to rot, decompose (frml)
3 (esp AmL) [máquina/aparato] to break down
4 [persona] (sentir malestar) to feel sick;
(del estómago) to have an attack of diarrhea(conjugate diarrhea)
6 (CS) [tiempo] to become unsettled;
[día] to cloud over
descomponer verbo transitivo
1(dividir) to break up, split
2 (pudrir) to rot, decompose
3 (poner nervioso) to get on sb's nerves
4 (el rostro) to distort
'descomponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descompuse
- pudrir
English:
break
* * *descomponer♦ vt1. [pudrir] [fruta, comida, cuerpo] to rot;un organismo que descompone los cadáveres an organism that causes bodies to decompose o rot;la humedad descompone ciertos alimentos dampness makes some foods rot2. [dividir] [sustancia, molécula] to break down;[luz] to split up; [átomo] to split;descomponer algo en to break sth down into3. [desordenar] to mess up4. [estropear] [aparato, motor] to break5. [indisponer]la cena le descompuso el vientre the dinner gave him an upset stomach;creo que comí algo que me descompuso (el cuerpo) I think I ate something that didn't agree with me6. [turbar, alterar] to disturb, to upset;algo que dije pareció descomponerlo something I said seemed to upset him7. [enojar] to annoy;su pasividad me descompone his passivity annoys me8. Matdescomponer en factores (primos) to factorize♦ See also the pronominal verb descomponerse* * *descomponer<part descompuesto> v/t1 (dividir) break down2 L.Am. (romper) break3 (pudrir) cause to decompose4 plan upset* * *descomponer {60} vt1) : to rot, to decompose2) desbaratar: to break, to break down♦ See also the reflexive verb descomponerse* * *descomponer vb (sustancia) to break down [pt. broke; pp. broken]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.