- descomponerse
- descomponerse► verbo pronominal1 (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* * *1) to break down2) decompose* * *VPR1) (=pudrirse) to decompose, rot2) * (=alterarse)
me descompongo con tanto ruido — all this noise gets to me * o irritates me
se le descompuso el cuerpo del frío — the cold made her feel unwell
se me descompuso el vientre — I had an attack of diarrhoea o (EEUU) diarrhea
se le descompuso la cara cuando se lo dije — her face fell when I told her
3) Cono Sur (=vomitar) to be sick; (=llorar) to break down4) esp Méx (=romperse) to break down5)descomponerse el brazo — And to put one's arm out of joint
* * *(v.) = disintegrate, rot, decompose, putrefyEx. When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.Ex. The blood obtained from these bodies for toxicological analysis was putrefied.* * *(v.) = disintegrate, rot, decompose, putrefyEx: When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.Ex: The blood obtained from these bodies for toxicological analysis was putrefied.* * *
■descomponerse verbo intransitivo
1 (deshacerse, pudrirse) to rot, decompose
2 (ponerse nervioso) to lose one's cool
3 (ponerse enfermo) to feel ill
(tener diarrea) to get diarrhoea, US to get diarrhea
'descomponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponer
- pudrir
English:
decay
- decompose
- break
- go
- hay
- pack
- wrong
* * *vpr1. [pudrirse] [fruta, comida] to rot;[cadáver] to decompose, to rot2. [dividirse] [sustancia, molécula] to break down;[luz] to split (up); [átomo] to split;la luz se descompone en un espectro light splits up into a spectrum3. [desordenarse] to get messed up;se me ha vuelto a descomponerse el peinado my hairdo has got messed up again4. [estropearse] [aparato, máquina] to break down5. [estómago]se me descompuso el estómago I had an attack of diarrhoea6. [turbarse, alterarse]se le descompuso el rostro he looked distraught;no se descompone por nada nothing seems to upset him7. [irritarse] to get (visibly) annoyed;se descompuso al oír tus palabras he got annoyed when he heard what you said8. Am [tiempo] to turn nasty* * *descomponersev/r1 (pudrirse) decompose, rot2 TÉC break down3 Rpl (emocionarse) break down (in tears)4:se le descompuso la cara he turned pale* * *vr1) : to break down2) : to decompose* * *descomponerse vb1. (pudrirse) to rot [pt. & pp. rotted] / to decayla fruta se descompone fácilmente con tanto calor fruit rots easily in this heat2. (separarse) to break down [pt. broke; pp. broken]el hierro no se puede descomponer en sustancias más sencillas iron cannot be broken down into simpler substances
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.