- desgajar
- v.1 to tear out.2 to tear off, to rip off, to break off, to break away.* * *desgajar► verbo transitivo1 (rama) to tear off; (página) to rip out, tear out2 (romper) to break3 (despedazar) to tear to pieces► verbo pronominal desgajarse1 to break off, come off* * *1. VT1) (=desprender) [+ rama] to tear off; [+ página, capítulo] to tear out2) [+ naranja] to split into segments3)
desgajar a algn de un lugar — to tear sb away from somewhere
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo2.desgajar algo de algo — <rama> to break o snap something off something; <páginas> to tear o rip something out of something
desgajarse v prona) rama to break off, snap offdesgajarse de algo: se desgajaron del grupo — they broke away from the group
b) (fam) (Col) aguacero to pour o (colloq) bucket down* * *1.verbo transitivo2.desgajar algo de algo — <rama> to break o snap something off something; <páginas> to tear o rip something out of something
desgajarse v prona) rama to break off, snap offdesgajarse de algo: se desgajaron del grupo — they broke away from the group
b) (fam) (Col) aguacero to pour o (colloq) bucket down* * *desgajar [A1 ]vtdesgajar algo DE algo ‹rama› to break o snap sth OFF sth; ‹páginas› to tear o rip sth OUT OF sth■ desgajarsev pron1 «rama» to break off, snap off desgajarse DE algo:se desgajaron del grupo they broke away from the grouplos incidentes que se van desgajando en el transcurso de la novela the incidents that crop up o emerge as the novel progresses2 (Col fam) to pour o (colloq) bucket downse desgajó el aguacero the rain began to bucket down o pour down, the heavens opened* * *
desgajar (conjugate desgajar) verbo transitivo desgajar algo de algo ‹rama› to break o snap sth off sth;
‹páginas› to tear o rip sth out of sth
desgajarse verbo pronominal [rama] to break off, snap off
desgajar verbo transitivo
1 (una hoja, un gajo) to rip o tear out
(una rama) to tear off
2 fig (desperdigar, separar) to split up
* * *desgajar♦ vt[página] to tear out (de of); [libro, periódico] to rip up; [naranja] to split into segments;desgajó la rama (del árbol) he broke the branch off (the tree)♦ See also the pronominal verb desgajarse* * *desgajarv/t rama break off* * *desgajar vt1) : to tear off2) : to break apart♦ See also the reflexive verb desgajarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.