disipar

v.

1 to dispel (dudas, sospechas).

2 to squander, to throw away (fortuna, herencia).

3 to drive or blow away.

4 to dissipate, to fritter away, to waste away, to squander.

Tito disipó su fortuna Tito dissipated his fortune.

María disipó las dudas Mary dissipated the doubts.

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disipar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desvanecer) to disperse, dissipate

■ el sol disipa la niebla the sun disperses the fog

2 (derrochar) to squander, dissipate

3 figurado (dudas, temores) to dispel; (esperanzas) to destroy; (sospechas) to allay

► verbo pronominal disiparse

1 (desvanecerse) to clear, disperse, dissipate

2 (evaporarse) to evaporate

3 figurado to vanish, be dispelled

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1. VT

1) (Meteo) [+ niebla] to drive away; [+ nubes] to disperse

2) (=hacer desaparecer) [+ duda, temor] to dispel, remove; [+ esperanza] to destroy

3) [+ dinero] to squander, fritter away (en on)

2.

See:

disiparse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <temores/dudas> to dispel

b) <fortuna/dinero> to squander

2.

disiparse v pron nubes/niebla to clear; temores/sospechas to be dispelled; ilusiones to vanish, disappear

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= dissipate, diffuse, dispel, quiet, assuage, fritter away, splurge, clear up.

Ex. Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex. As everywhere, research in library and information science in Australia is diffused over the myriad topics that make up the field.

Ex. But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.

Ex. This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.

Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex. Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.

Ex. Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

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* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.

* disipar el temor = assuage + fear.

* disiparse = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear off.

* disipar un temor = allay + fear.

* humo + disiparse = smoke + clear.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <temores/dudas> to dispel

b) <fortuna/dinero> to squander

2.

disiparse v pron nubes/niebla to clear; temores/sospechas to be dispelled; ilusiones to vanish, disappear

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= dissipate, diffuse, dispel, quiet, assuage, fritter away, splurge, clear up.

Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.

Ex: As everywhere, research in library and information science in Australia is diffused over the myriad topics that make up the field.

Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.

Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.

Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.

Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.

Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

* disipar dudas = dispel + doubts.

* disipar el miedo = assuage + fear.

* disipar el temor = assuage + fear.

* disiparse = fade (away/out), dribble off, die away, fizzle out, blow away, wear off.

* disipar un temor = allay + fear.

* humo + disiparse = smoke + clear.

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disipar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹temores/dudas/sospechas› to dispel

2 (derrochar) ‹fortuna/dinero› to squander, fritter away (colloq); ‹energía/fuerzas› to use up

3 (Tec) ‹calor/energía› to dissipate

■ disiparse

v pron

1 «nubes/niebla» to clear

2 «temores/sospechas» to be dispelled

3 «esperanzas/ilusiones» to vanish, disappear

4 (Tec) «calor/energía» to dissipate, be dissipated

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disipar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer desaparecer la niebla, etc) to drive away
(un temor, una duda) to dispel: quiero disipar cualquier duda que podáis tener, I'd like to dispel any doubts you have
2 (despilfarrar) to squander: tardó poco en disipar sus ahorros, it didn't take him long to squander his savings
'disipar' also found in these entries:
English:
dispel
- dissipate
- settle
- allay
- assuage
- quiet
- remove

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disipar

♦ vt

1. [dudas, sospechas, temores] to dispel;

[ilusiones] to shatter

2. [fortuna, herencia] to squander, to throw away

3. [niebla, humo, vapor] to drive o blow away, to disperse;

las lluvias disiparon la contaminación the rains washed away the pollution

♦ See also the pronominal verb disiparse

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disipar

v/t

1 duda dispel

2 dinero fritter away, squander

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disipar vt

1) : to dissipate

2) : to dispel

♦ See also the reflexive verb disiparse