desequilibrar

v.

1 to unbalance (persona, mente).

2 to knock off balance (object).

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desequilibrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to unbalance, throw off balance

2 figurado to unbalance

► verbo pronominal desequilibrarse

1 figurado to become unbalanced, become mentally disturbed

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1. VT

1) [+ barca, mueble] to unbalance, make unbalanced

2) [+ persona] [físicamente] to throw off balance; [psicológicamente] to unbalance

3)

desequilibrar un país/régimen — to destabilize a country/regime

2.

See:

desequilibrarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <embarcación/vehículo> to unbalance, make ... unbalanced; <persona> (físicamente) to throw ... off balance; (mentalmente) to unbalance

b) <fuerzas/poder> to upset the balance of

2.

desequilibrarse v pron ruedas/mecanismo to get out of balance

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= tilt + the balance, throw + Nombre + off balance, unfix, upset + the balance.

Ex. The slight trend towards buying of more fiction over these five years has not yet been sufficient to tilt the balance of the overall lending stock.

Ex. At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex. The author considers how to 'unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.

Ex. Archaeologists are intruders from academe whose meddling presence upsets the balance of life.

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* desequilibrar la balanza = tip + the scales.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <embarcación/vehículo> to unbalance, make ... unbalanced; <persona> (físicamente) to throw ... off balance; (mentalmente) to unbalance

b) <fuerzas/poder> to upset the balance of

2.

desequilibrarse v pron ruedas/mecanismo to get out of balance

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= tilt + the balance, throw + Nombre + off balance, unfix, upset + the balance.

Ex: The slight trend towards buying of more fiction over these five years has not yet been sufficient to tilt the balance of the overall lending stock.

Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.

Ex: The author considers how to 'unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.

Ex: Archaeologists are intruders from academe whose meddling presence upsets the balance of life.

* desequilibrar la balanza = tip + the scales.

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desequilibrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹embarcación/vehículo› to unbalance, make … unbalanced ‹persona› (físicamente) to throw … off balance

2 ‹fuerzas/poder› to upset the balance of

estas importaciones desequilibraron la balanza de pagos these imports upset the balance of payments o caused a balance of payments deficit

3 ‹persona› (mentalmente) to unbalance

■ desequilibrarse

v pron

1 «persona» to become unbalanced

2 «ruedas/mecanismo» to get out of balance

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desequilibrar (conjugate desequilibrar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹embarcación/vehículo› to unbalance, make … unbalanced;

‹persona› (físicamente) to throw … off balance;
(mentalmente) to unbalance

b) ‹fuerzas/poder› to upset the balance of

desequilibrarse verbo pronominal [ruedas/mecanismo] to get out of balance
desequilibrar verbo transitivo to unbalance, throw off balance

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desequilibrar

♦ vt

1. [psicológicamente] [persona, mente] to unbalance

2. [físicamente] [objeto] to knock off balance, to unbalance;

[balanza, eje] to put out of balance; [persona] to throw o knock off balance

3. [economía] to upset

♦ See also the pronominal verb desequilibrarse

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desequilibrar

v/t unbalance;

desequilibrar a alguien throw s.o. off balance

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desequilibrar vt

: to unbalance, to throw off balance

♦ See also the reflexive verb desequilibrarse