prescindir

v.

to abstain, to forbear.

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prescindir

► verbo intransitivo prescindir de

1 (pasar sin) to do without; (no contar con) to leave out

■ prescindamos de formalismos let's cut out the formalities

■ prescindieron de él para la organización del viaje they left him out of the arrangements for the trip

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VI

prescindir de —

1) (=renunciar a) to do without, go without

no puede prescindir de su secretaria — he can't do without his secretary

han prescindido del coche — they've given up their car

2) (=ignorar) to disregard

no deberían prescindir de su opinión — they shouldn't disregard o ignore her opinion

3) (=omitir) to dispense with

prescindamos de los detalles inútiles — let's dispense with o skip the unnecessary details

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verbo intransitivo

1)

prescindir DE algo/alguien — (arreglárselas sin) to do without something/somebody

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda — I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios — (euf) we are obliged to let you go (euph)

2)

prescindir DE algo — de consejo/opinión (no tener en cuenta) to disregard something

3)

prescindir DE algo — de detalles/formalidades (omitir) to dispense with something

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* prescindir de = do without, cut out of + the loop, cut out, live without, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

prescindir DE algo/alguien — (arreglárselas sin) to do without something/somebody

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda — I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios — (euf) we are obliged to let you go (euph)

2)

prescindir DE algo — de consejo/opinión (no tener en cuenta) to disregard something

3)

prescindir DE algo — de detalles/formalidades (omitir) to dispense with something

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* prescindir de = do without, cut out of + the loop, cut out, live without, leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.

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prescindir [I1 ]

vi

A prescindir DE algo (arreglárselas sin) to do WITHOUT sth

durante la guerra tuvieron que prescindir de muchas cosas during the war they had to do without o go without many things

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda I can't do without o manage without your help

nos vemos obligados a prescindir de sus servicios (euf); we are obliged to let you go (euph), we find ourselves obliged to dispense with your services (frml)

B prescindir DE algo ‹de un consejo/una opinión› to disregard sth

prescindió de todo lo que le había dicho she disregarded o ignored everything I'd said

C prescindir DE algo (omitir) to dispense with sth

prescindiré de los detalles I'll dispense with o skip the details

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prescindir (conjugate prescindir) verbo intransitivo
1 (arreglárselas sin) prescindir DE algo/algn to do without sth/sb
2 (omitir) prescindir de algo ‹de detalles/formalidades› to dispense with sth
prescindir verbo intransitivo
1 (arreglárselas sin) to do without: podemos prescindir del coche, we can do without the car
2 (deshacerse de) to dispense with: debemos prescindir de lo superfluo, we must dispense with unnecessary things
3 (no hacer caso) to disregard: prescindió de sus consejos, he disregarded his advice
'prescindir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pasar
- tabla
English:
dispense with
- do without
- go without
- set aside
- spare
- waive
- dispense
- do
- set

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prescindir vi

1.

prescindir de [renunciar a] to do without;

no puedo prescindir de su ayuda I can't do without her help;

prescindió del coche durante una semana she did without the car for a week;

decidieron prescindir de sus servicios they decided to dispense with her services;

prescindieron del entrenador they got rid of the coach

2.

prescindir de [omitir] [m5]prescinde de detalles, por favor please leave out o skip the details;

prescindiendo de este capítulo, el resto está muy bien apart from this chapter, the rest is very good;

prescindiendo de la normativa… ignoring the regulations…

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prescindir

v/i

:

prescindir de

1 (privarse de) do without;

no poder prescindir de algo not be able to do without sth

2 (omitir) leave out, dispense with

3 (no tener en cuenta) disregard

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prescindir vi

1)

prescindir de : to do without, to dispense with

2) desatender: to ignore, to disregard

3) omitir: to omit, to skip

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prescindir vb (privarse) to do without

no puedo prescindir del ordenador I can't do without the computer