descalabrar

v.

1 to wound in the head.

2 to harm severely, to damage, to damage a great deal.

El golpe descalabró su cabeza The blow harmed his head severely.

3 to injure someone's head, to hit on the head, to injure the head of.

El golpe descalabró a María The blow injured Ann's head.

4 to make havoc of, to upset, to disorganize, to create chaos in.

Los pandilleros descalabraron los planes The gangsters upset the plans.

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descalabrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (herir) to injure; (en la cabeza) to injure in the head

2 figurado (causar daño) to ruin, damage

■ la pérdida de las acciones ha descalabrado mi negocio the fall in share prices has ruined my business

► verbo pronominal descalabrarse

1 to injure one's head

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1. VT

1) (=golpear) [+ objeto] to smash, damage

descalabrar a algn — to split sb's head open

2) (=perjudicar) to harm, damage

3) (Náut) to cripple, disable

2.

See:

descalabrarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

descalabrar a alguien — to split somebody's head open

2.

descalabrarse v pron to split one's head open

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1.

verbo transitivo

descalabrar a alguien — to split somebody's head open

2.

descalabrarse v pron to split one's head open

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descalabrar [A1 ]

vt

descalabrar a algn to split sb's head open

■ descalabrarse

v pron

to split one's head open

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descalabrar, escalabrar

♦ vt

1. [herir] to wound in the head;

lo descalabraron de una pedrada he was hit on the head and injured by a stone

2. Fam [perjudicar]

la caída de la bolsa descalabró el proyecto the fall on the stock market really messed up the project

♦ See also the pronominal verb descalabrarse, escalabrarse

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descalabrar

v/t

:

descalabrar a alguien split s.o.’s head open

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descalabrar vt

: to hit on the head

♦ See also the reflexive verb descalabrarse