desinflar

v.

1 to let down, to deflate (quitar aire).

2 to play down (figurative) (quitar importancia).

3 to depress.

4 to surprise negatively, to take the wind out of someone's sails.

5 to crush.

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desinflar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to deflate; (una rueda) to let down

► verbo pronominal desinflarse

1 to go down, deflate

2 familiar figurado (desanimarse) to lose heart, become disheartened

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1.

VT [+ neumático] to deflate, let the air out of

2.

See:

desinflarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <globo/balón/neumático> to let the air out of, to deflate, let down (esp BrE)

2.

desinflarse v pron globo/balón/neumático to deflate, go down

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* desinflarse = run out of + steam.

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1.

verbo transitivo <globo/balón/neumático> to let the air out of, to deflate, let down (esp BrE)

2.

desinflarse v pron globo/balón/neumático to deflate, go down

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* desinflarse = run out of + steam.

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desinflar [A1 ]

vt

‹globo› to deflate; ‹neumático› to deflate, let … down, let the air out of

■ desinflarse

v pron

A «globo/neumático» to deflate, go down

B (fam)

«persona»: se desinfló a la primera pregunta the first question knocked the stuffing out of him (colloq)

se fueron desinflando al ver que no marcaban ni un punto they became more and more discouraged o disheartened as they failed to score a single point

empezaron bien pero luego se desinflaron they started out very well but then they ran out of steam

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desinflar (conjugate desinflar) verbo transitivo ‹globo/balón/neumático› to let the air out of, to deflate, let down (esp BrE)
desinflarse verbo pronominal [globo/balón/neumático] to deflate, go down
desinflar verbo transitivo
1 to deflate
(un neumático) to let the air out of
2 (desanimar) to dishearten
'desinflar' also found in these entries:
English:
deflate
- let down
- let

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desinflar

♦ vt

1. [globo, pelota] to deflate;

[rueda] to let down, to deflate

2. [quitar importancia a] to play down

3. [desanimar] to depress

♦ See also the pronominal verb desinflarse

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desinflar

v/t globo, neumático let the air out of, deflate

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desinflar vt

: to deflate

♦ See also the reflexive verb desinflarse

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desinflar vb to let down [pt. & pp. let]