despatarrarse

pron.v.

1 to open one's legs wide (informal).

se despatarró en el sofá y se quedó dormido he sprawled out on the sofa and fell asleep

2 to open wide one's legs.

Ricardo se despatarró al caer Richard opened wide his legs when he fell.

3 to fall down with one's legs wide open.

María se despatarró Mary fell down with her legs wide open.

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despatarrarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (asombrarse) to be astonished

2 (abrirse de piernas) to open one's legs wide

■ se despatarró he opened his legs wide

3 (caer) to go sprawling

4 (mueble) to collapse

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VPR

1) (=abrir las piernas) to open one's legs wide; [en el suelo, al caer] to do the splits

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despatarrarse de risa — to split one's sides laughing

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verbo pronominal (fam) persona/mula to splay one's legs

se despatarró en el sofá — he sprawled on the sofa with his legs spread out

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= sprawl.

Ex. He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.

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verbo pronominal (fam) persona/mula to splay one's legs

se despatarró en el sofá — he sprawled on the sofa with his legs spread out

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= sprawl.

Ex: He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.

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despatarrarse [A1 ]

v pron

(fam)

1 «persona/mula» to open one's legs

se despatarró en el sofá he sprawled on the sofa with his legs wide apart

tropezó y se despatarró en la acera he tripped and went sprawling on the sidewalk, he tripped and did the splits on the sidewalk

2 «mesa/silla» to collapse, give way

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despatarrarse vr fam to sprawl with one's legs apart, to do the splits: al caer me despatarré de una manera poco digna, as I fell down my legs spread apart in an unbecoming fashion

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despatarrarse, espatarrarse vpr

Fam to sprawl [with one's legs wide open];

resbaló y se despatarró she slipped and went sprawling;

se despatarró en el sofá y se quedó dormido he sprawled out on the sofa and fell asleep;

la silla se despatarró con el peso the chair's legs gave way under the weight

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despatarrarse

v/r fam

sprawl

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despatarrarse vr

: to sprawl (out)