- liquidar
- v.1 to settle (to pay) (debt, loan).Eso liquidó las diferencias That settled the differences.2 to sell off.liquidar existencias to have a stock clearance sale3 to liquidate, to wind up.La mafia liquida a sus enemigos The Mafia liquidates its enemies.La tienda liquida los saldos The store liquidates sale goods.4 to throw away.5 to settle (informal) (to finish) (issue).y con esto hemos liquidado el tema segundo that's the second subject seen to o dealt with6 to liquidate (informal) (matar).7 to dissolve, to liquidate.La temperatura liquida el sólido The temperature dissolves the solid.8 to sell out, to liquidate.La tienda liquidó y se fue The store sold out and left.9 to pay off, to give money to, to make a payment to.* * *liquidar► verbo transitivo1 (deuda) to settle, liquidate2 (mercancías) to sell off3 familiar (dinero) to spend, blow4 familiar (matar) to knock off* * *1. VT1) [+ cuenta] to settle; [+ empresa, negocio] to wind up, liquidate; [+ deuda] to settle, pay off, clear; [+ existencias] to sell off, sell up2) [+ asunto, problema] to deal with
ya hemos liquidado la cuestión — we've dealt with that issue now
le pides perdón y asunto liquidado — just say you are sorry and that'll be the end of it
3) * (=gastar) to go through *, blow *ha liquidado en un mes todos sus ahorros — she went through o blew all her savings in one month
4) * (=matar) to bump off *5) (Pol) (=eliminar) to liquidate6) LAm (=destrozar) to destroy, ruin7) Méx [+ obreros] to pay off8) (Quím) to liquefy2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <existencias> to sell off2) <negocio> to wind up; <activo> to liquidate3)a) <deuda> to settle, clear; <cuenta> to settle; <sueldo/pago> to payme liquidaron lo que me debían — they paid me what they owed me
b) (Méx) <trabajador> to pay ... off4) (fam)a) <persona> (matar) to do away with (colloq); (destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)b) <trabajo/comida> to polish off (colloq); <dinero> to blow (colloq)2.se lo mandas y asunto liquidado — you just send it to her and ... problem solved!
liquidarse v pron (enf) (acabar con) (fam) <dinero> to blow (colloq); <comida> to polish off (colloq)* * *= liquidate, finish off, top + Nombre + off, zap, finish + Nombre + off.Ex. The Book Portfolio, comprising shares in companies in the book business, was set up for The Bookseller in Dec 81 and liquidated in Oct 92 = La Cartera de Acciones del Libro, compuesta de acciones en empresas del negocio del libro, se creó para El Bookseller en diciembre del 1981 y se liquidó en octubre del 1992.Ex. His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex. Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.Ex. What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.----* liquidar una deuda = pay off + debt.* liquidar una factura = settle + invoice.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <existencias> to sell off2) <negocio> to wind up; <activo> to liquidate3)a) <deuda> to settle, clear; <cuenta> to settle; <sueldo/pago> to payme liquidaron lo que me debían — they paid me what they owed me
b) (Méx) <trabajador> to pay ... off4) (fam)a) <persona> (matar) to do away with (colloq); (destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)b) <trabajo/comida> to polish off (colloq); <dinero> to blow (colloq)2.se lo mandas y asunto liquidado — you just send it to her and ... problem solved!
liquidarse v pron (enf) (acabar con) (fam) <dinero> to blow (colloq); <comida> to polish off (colloq)* * *= liquidate, finish off, top + Nombre + off, zap, finish + Nombre + off.Ex: The Book Portfolio, comprising shares in companies in the book business, was set up for The Bookseller in Dec 81 and liquidated in Oct 92 = La Cartera de Acciones del Libro, compuesta de acciones en empresas del negocio del libro, se creó para El Bookseller en diciembre del 1981 y se liquidó en octubre del 1992.
Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.* liquidar una deuda = pay off + debt.* liquidar una factura = settle + invoice.* * *liquidar [A1 ]vtA ‹existencias/mercancías› to sell off, sell up, liquidate (frml)B1 ‹negocio/compañía› to wind up, put … into liquidation2 ‹activo› to liquidateC1 ‹deuda› to settle, pay off, clear; ‹cuenta› to settle, liquidate (frml); ‹sueldo/pago› to paymañana voy a liquidarle al fontanero tomorrow I'm going to settle up with o pay the plumberme liquidaron lo que me debían they paid me what they owed mehoy liquidaron los sueldos today was payday2 (Méx) ‹trabajador› to pay … offD (fam)1 ‹persona› (matar) to do away with (colloq), to waste (sl); (destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)2 ‹trabajo/comida› to polish off (colloq); ‹dinero/herencia› to blow (colloq)le mandas unas flores y asunto liquidado you just send her some flowers and … problem solved!■ liquidarsev pron(enf) (acabar con) (fam):se liquida el sueldo de un mes en 15 días she gets through o she blows a month's salary in two weeks (colloq)los chicos se liquidaron todas las galletas the kids polished off o made short work of all the cookies (colloq)* * *
liquidar (conjugate liquidar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹existencias› to sell off
2 ‹negocio› to wind up;
‹activo› to liquidate
3a) ‹deuda/cuenta› to settle;
‹sueldo/pago› to payb) (Méx) ‹trabajador› to pay … off
4 (fam) ‹persona› (matar) to do away with (colloq);
(destruir) (AmL) to destroy (colloq)
liquidar verbo transitivo
1 (una deuda) to settle
(un producto) to sell off
2 fam (dilapidar) to waste away
3 familiar liquidar a alguien, (asesinar) to bump somebody off
'liquidar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrar
- rematar
- saldar
- solventar
- cuenta
English:
account
- bump off
- clear
- discharge
- knock off
- liquidate
- repay
- rescind
- sell off
- wind up
- close
- dispose of
- do
- sell
- settle
- wind
- zap
* * *liquidar♦ vt1. [pagar] [deuda] to pay;[cuenta] to settle2. [negocio, sociedad] to wind up3. [rebajar] to sell off;liquidar existencias to have a stock clearance sale4. Fam [malgastar] to throw away;liquidó la herencia en dos años she frittered away o squandered her inheritance in two years5. Fam [asunto] to deal with, to see to;y con esto hemos liquidado el tema segundo that's the second subject seen to o dealt with;no la invites, y asunto liquidado just don't invite her and there's your problem solved6. Fam [matar] to liquidate7. [gas, sólido] to liquefy♦ See also the pronominal verb liquidarse* * *liquidarv/t1 cuenta, deuda settle2 COM negocio wind up, liquidate3 existencias sell off4 fam (matar) liquidate fam , bump off fam* * *liquidar vt1) : to liquefy2) : to liquidate3) : to settle, to pay off4) fam : to rub out, to kill
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.