desengañar

v.

1 to disappoint, to disillusion, to break someone's expectations.

María desengañó a su amiga Mary disappointed her friend.

2 to open someone's eyes, to show the truth, to bring to reality, to open the eyes of.

María desengañó a su amiga Mary opened her friend's eyes.

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desengañar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer conocer la verdad) to open the eyes of, put in the know

2 (decepcionar) to disappoint

3 (desilusionar) to disillusion

► verbo pronominal desengañarse

1 (ver la verdad) to have one's eyes opened (de, about)

■ cuando vio a sus oponentes se desengañó de ganar la carrera when he saw his opponents he realized he wouldn't win the race

2 (tener una decepción) to be disappointed

3 (tener una desilusión) to become disillusioned, be let down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¡desengáñate! face facts!, don't delude yourself!, stop kidding yourself!

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1. VT

1) (=desilusionar) to disillusion

es mejor no desengañarla — it is best not to take away her hopes o not to disillusion her

2) (=decepcionar) to disappoint

3) (=abrir los ojos a) to open the eyes of

2.

See:

desengañarse

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1.

verbo transitivo (decepcionar) to disillusion; (sacar del engaño, error)

hay que desengañarlo, no lo van a llamar — we must get him to face facts, they aren't going to call him

2.

desengañarse v pron

a) (decepcionarse)

desengañarse de algo — to become disillusioned with o about something

b) (salir del engaño, error)

desengáñate, no vas a conseguir ese puesto — stop kidding yourself, you're not going to get that job (colloq)

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= disillusion.

Ex. Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.

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* desengañarse = become + disillusioned, get real.

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1.

verbo transitivo (decepcionar) to disillusion; (sacar del engaño, error)

hay que desengañarlo, no lo van a llamar — we must get him to face facts, they aren't going to call him

2.

desengañarse v pron

a) (decepcionarse)

desengañarse de algo — to become disillusioned with o about something

b) (salir del engaño, error)

desengáñate, no vas a conseguir ese puesto — stop kidding yourself, you're not going to get that job (colloq)

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= disillusion.

Ex: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.

* desengañarse = become + disillusioned, get real.

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desengañar [A1 ]

vt

1 (decepcionar) to disillusion

la vida lo ha desengañado he's been disillusioned by life

2

(sacar del engaño): todavía cree en los Reyes Magos, no lo desengañes he still believes in Santa Claus, don't spoil it for him

hay que desengañarlo, no lo van a llamar we must get him to face facts, they aren't going to call him

■ desengañarse

v pron

1 (decepcionarse) desengañarse DE algo to become disillusioned WITH o ABOUT sth

se ha desengañado del matrimonio he's become disillusioned with o about marriage

2

(salir del engaño): desengáñate, no vas a conseguir ese puesto stop kidding yourself o don't fool yourself, you're not going to get that job (colloq)

más vale que se desengañe, no le va a ser tan fácil como piensa he'd better stop deluding himself, it's not going to be as easy as he thinks

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desengañar (conjugate desengañar) verbo transitivo (decepcionar) to disillusion;
(sacar del engaño, error) to get … to face the facts
desengañarse verbo pronominal

a) (decepcionarse) desengañarse de algo to become disillusioned with o about sth

b) (salir del engaño, error) to stop fooling oneself

desengañar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer ver la realidad) desengañar a alguien, to open sb's eyes: sus amigos le desengañaron, her friends helped her to see things as they really were
2 (decepcionar, desilusionar) to disappoint: Pablo nos ha desengañado con sus mentiras, Pablo has really disappointed us with his lies
'desengañar' also found in these entries:
English:
disabuse

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desengañar

♦ vt

1. [a una persona equivocada] to reveal the truth to

2. [a una persona esperanzada] to disillusion

♦ See also the pronominal verb desengañarse

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desengañar

v/t disillusion

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desengañar vt

: to disillusion, to disenchant

♦ See also the reflexive verb desengañarse