despistar

v.

1 to throw off the scent (dar esquinazo).

despistaron a sus perseguidores they shook off their pursuers

2 to mislead.

el ruido me despista the noise is distracting me

3 to put off track, to lead astray, to mislead, to throw off the scent.

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despistar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, give the slip

2 figurado (desorientar) to mislead, confuse

■ aquella casa me despistó y casi me pierdo that house confused me and I almost got lost

3 figurado (distraer la atención) to distract

► verbo intransitivo

1 (disimular) to mess about

■ no despistes y contesta a lo que te pregunto stop messing about and answer my question

► verbo pronominal despistarse

1 (perderse) to get lost, lose one's way

2 (distraerse) to get confused, get muddled

■ se despistó y se equivocó de calle he wasn't thinking and took the wrong turning

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1. VT

1) [+ perro] to throw off the scent

lograron despistar a sus perseguidores — they managed to give the slip to o shake off their pursuers

2) (=confundir) to mislead, fox

esa pregunta está hecha para despistar — that question is designed to mislead you

3) ** (=robar) to nick **; (=timar) rip off **

4) (Med) to detect early, diagnose at an early stage

2.

See:

despistarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (desorientar, confundir) to confuse

b) <perseguidor> to shake off; <sabueso> to throw ... off the scent

2.

despistarse v pron (confundirse) to get confused o muddled; (distraerse) to lose concentration, start daydreaming

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= disconcert.

Ex. On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.

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* despistarse = wander off + route, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings, become + disoriented.

* despistarse en = be off in.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (desorientar, confundir) to confuse

b) <perseguidor> to shake off; <sabueso> to throw ... off the scent

2.

despistarse v pron (confundirse) to get confused o muddled; (distraerse) to lose concentration, start daydreaming

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= disconcert.

Ex: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.

* despistarse = wander off + route, wander off + track, lose + Posesivo + bearings, become + disoriented.

* despistarse en = be off in.

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despistar [A1 ]

vt

1 (desorientar, confundir) to confuse

su respuesta me despistó his answer confused o (colloq) threw me

2

(en una persecución): el ladrón consiguió despistar a la policía the thief managed to lose o shake off the police o to give the police the slip (colloq)

es muy hábil para despistar a los acreedores she's very clever at giving her creditors the slip (colloq)

despistar a un sabueso to put o throw a bloodhound off the scent

■ despistarse

v pron

1 (confundirse) to get confused o muddled

2 (distraerse) to lose concentration, start daydreaming

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despistar (conjugate despistar) verbo transitivo

a) (desorientar, confundir) to confuse

b) ‹perseguidor› to shake off;

‹sabueso› to throw … off the scent
despistarse verbo pronominal (confundirse) to get confused o muddled;
(distraerse) to lose concentration
despistar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer perder la pista) to lose, throw off the scent
2 figurado to mislead
'despistar' also found in these entries:
English:
mislead
- scent
- throw off
- throw
- track

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despistar

♦ vt

1. [dar esquinazo a] to throw off the scent;

despistaron a sus perseguidores they shook off their pursuers;

despistar a los perros to throw the dogs off the scent;

despistar a las fans to lose the fans

2. [confundir] to mislead;

nos despistó con sus indicaciones he sent us the wrong way with his directions

3. [distraer] to distract;

el ruido me despista the noise is distracting me

♦ See also the pronominal verb despistarse

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despistar

v/t

1

:

despistar alguien en persecución lose s.o., shake s.o. off; en investigación throw s.o. off the scent

2 (confundir) confuse

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despistar vt

: to throw off the track, to confuse

♦ See also the reflexive verb despistarse

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despistar vb

1. (desorientar) to confuse

tus indicaciones me despistaron your directions confused me

2. (dar esquinazo) to shake off [pt. shook; pp. shaken] / to give the slip [pt. gave; pp. given]

el ladrón despistó a la policía the thief gave the police the slip