destapar

v.

1 to open (caja, botella).

2 to unblock.

3 to uncover.

4 to take the top off, to screw off, to take off the cover of, to screw open.

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destapar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to open

■ destapé la caja y vi que estaba vacía I opened the box and saw it was empty

2 (tapón) to uncork; (tapa) to take the lid off

3 (en la cama) to uncover

4 figurado (descubrir) to reveal, uncover

► verbo pronominal destaparse

1 (en la cama) to take the bedclothes off, take the covers off

2 figurado (darse a conocer) to open up

■ cuando se destapó resultó ser encantador when he opened up he turned out to be charming

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verb

1) to open

2) reveal, unveil

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1. VT

1) (=descubrir) [+ mueble] to uncover; [+ botella] [gen] to open; [con corcho] to uncork; [+ recipiente] to take the lid off

2) [en la cama] to take the bedclothes off

lo destapó — she took the covers off him

3) (=hacer público) [+ secreto] to reveal; [+ escándalo] to uncover

4) LAm (=desatascar) to unblock

2.

See:

destaparse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <botella/caja> to open, take the top/lid off; <olla> to uncover, take the lid off

b) (descubrir) <mueble> to uncover; <escándalo> to uncover

c) (en la cama) to pull the covers off

2) (AmL) <cañería/inodoro> to unblock

2.

destaparse v pron (refl)

1) (en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off

2) nariz/oídos to unblock

3) (abrirse, confesarse)

destaparse con alguien — to open up to somebody

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <botella/caja> to open, take the top/lid off; <olla> to uncover, take the lid off

b) (descubrir) <mueble> to uncover; <escándalo> to uncover

c) (en la cama) to pull the covers off

2) (AmL) <cañería/inodoro> to unblock

2.

destaparse v pron (refl)

1) (en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off

2) nariz/oídos to unblock

3) (abrirse, confesarse)

destaparse con alguien — to open up to somebody

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destapar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹botella/caja› to open, take the top/lid off; ‹olla› to uncover, take the lid off

2 (descubrir) ‹mueble› to uncover; ‹escándalo› to uncover

3 (en la cama) to pull the covers off

B (AmL) ‹caño/inodoro› to unblock

■ destaparse

v pron

(refl)

A (en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off, push the covers back

B «nariz/oídos» to unblock

todavía no se me han destapado los oídos my ears are still blocked

C (fam)

(sorprender): se destapó como una verdadera lumbrera he turned out to be a real genius

destaparse CON algo:

se destapó con un sobresaliente he surprised us all by getting an A

D

1 (abrirse, confesarse) destaparse CON algn to open up TO sb

se destapó conmigo y me hizo muchas confidencias he opened up to me and told me a lot of personal things

2 (declararse) «homosexual» to come out

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destapar (conjugate destapar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹botella/caja› to open, take the top/lid off;

‹olla› to uncover, take the lid off

b) (descubrir) ‹mueble› to uncover;

‹escándalo› to uncover

c) (en la cama) to pull the covers off

2 (AmL) ‹cañería/inodoro› to unblock
destaparse verbo pronominal (refl)
1 (en la cama) to throw the covers o bedclothes off
2 [nariz/oídos] to unblock
destapar verbo transitivo
1 to take the lid off
(una botella) to open
2 (desarropar) to uncover
3 fig (asunto) to uncover
'destapar' also found in these entries:
English:
expose
- lid
- uncover
- clear
- unblock

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destapar

♦ vt

1. [caja, botella] to open;

[olla] to take the lid off

2. [descubrir] to uncover, to take the cover off

3. [en la cama] to pull the covers o bedclothes off;

cada vez que te das la vuelta me destapas every time you turn over you pull the bedclothes off me

4. [trama] to uncover

5. [oídos] to unblock

♦ vi

Méx [caballo] to bolt

♦ See also the pronominal verb destaparse

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destapar

v/t open, take the lid off; fig

uncover

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destapar vt

1) : to open, to take the top off

2) descubrir: to reveal, to uncover

3) : to unblock, to unclog

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destapar vb

1. (olla, caja) to take the lid off [pt. took; pp. taken]

2. (botella) to open

3. (ropa de cama) to take the covers off [pt. took; pp. taken]

4. (descubrir) to uncover

la policía destapó un negocio de contrabando the police uncovered a smuggling racket