arrinconar

v.

1 to put in a corner.

arrinconar a alguien to leave somebody out in the cold

El abogado arrinconó al acusado The lawyer put the defendant in a corner.

2 to discard.

3 to (back into a) corner.

4 to put aside, to neglect, to forget, to put into oblivion.

Ricardo arrincona sus responsabilidades Richard forgets his responsibilities.

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arrinconar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner en un rincón) to put in a corner

2 (retirar) to lay aside, put away

3 (acorralar) to corner

■ arrinconó a su enemigo en el callejón he cornered his enemy in the alley

4 figurado (desatender) to neglect

■ arrinconó a sus abuelos he neglected his grandparents

► verbo pronominal arrinconarse

1 (aislarse) to isolate oneself

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verb

1) to corner

2) lay aside

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1. VT

1) [+ objeto] to put in a corner; [+ enemigo] to corner

2) (=abandonar) to lay aside, discard; (=dar carpetazo a) to shelve, put on the back burner; (=apartar) to push aside; (=marginar) to leave out in the cold *

2.

See:

arrinconarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (poner en rincón) to put ... in a corner

b) (acosar, acorralar) to corner

lo arrinconaron contra una pared — they got him up against a wall

c) (marginar) to exclude

d) (arrumbar) to leave, dump (colloq)

2.

arrinconarse v pron (fam) to cut oneself off

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* arrinconar Algo = put + Nombre + on mothballs, put + Nombre + on ice.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (poner en rincón) to put ... in a corner

b) (acosar, acorralar) to corner

lo arrinconaron contra una pared — they got him up against a wall

c) (marginar) to exclude

d) (arrumbar) to leave, dump (colloq)

2.

arrinconarse v pron (fam) to cut oneself off

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* arrinconar Algo = put + Nombre + on mothballs, put + Nombre + on ice.

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arrinconar [A1 ]

vt

1 (poner en un rincón) to put … in a corner

2 (acosar, acorralar) to corner

me arrinconó y le tuve que decir la verdad she cornered me and I had to tell her the truth

lo arrinconaron contra una pared they got him up against o they cornered him against a wall

3 (marginar) to exclude

se preocupa mucho de no arrinconar a los viejos she's very concerned that the old people should not be left out o excluded

4 (arrumbar) to leave, dump (colloq)

los arrinconó en el cobertizo she left o dumped them in the shed

■ arrinconarse

v pron

(fam); to cut oneself off

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arrinconar (conjugate arrinconar) verbo transitivo

a) (poner en rincón) to put … in a corner

b) (acosar, acorralar) to corner

c) (marginar) to exclude

d) (arrumbar) to leave, dump (colloq)

arrinconar verbo transitivo
1 (acorralar) to corner
2 (poner en un rincón) to put in a corner
'arrinconar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrumbar
English:
corner
- shelve

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arrinconar vt

1. [apartar] to put in a corner

2. [dar de lado]

arrinconar a alguien to leave sb out in the cold

3. [abandonar] to discard;

el proyecto fue arrinconado the project was shelved

4. [acorralar] to (back into a) corner;

el presidente arrinconó con sus preguntas al candidato the president backed the candidate into a corner with his questions

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arrinconar

v/t

1 (acorralar) corner

2 libros etc

put away

3 persona cold-shoulder

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arrinconar vt

1) acorralar: to corner, to box in

2) : to push aside, to abandon