apear

v.

to take down.

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apear

► verbo transitivo

1 (desmontar) to take down

2 (terreno) to survey

3 ARQUITECTURA to prop up

4 familiar to dissuade

► verbo pronominal apearse

1 (del tren, autobús, etc) to get off; (del coche) to get out of; (del caballo) to dismount

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1. VT

1) (=ayudar a bajar) to help down, help to alight (de from)

[+ objeto] to take down, get down (de from) [+ árbol] to fell

2) [+ caballo] to hobble; [+ rueda] to chock

3) (Arquit) to prop up

4) [+ problema] to solve, work out; [+ dificultad] to overcome

5) (=disuadir)

apear a algn de su opinión — to persuade sb that his opinion is wrong

6)

apear el tratamiento a algn — (=suprimir el tratamiento) to drop sb's title

7) * (=despedir) to give the boot *, sack *

apear a algn de su cargo — to remove sb from his post

8) And (=matar) to kill

9) CAm (=reprender) to dress down *, tell off *

2.

See:

apearse

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apear vtr LAm to depose, bring down, knock down: ¿y cómo vamos a apear ahora la cometa del árbol?, and now how are we going to get the kite down from the tree?

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apear

♦ vt

1. [bajar] to take down

2. Fam [disuadir]

apear a alguien de to talk sb out of;

no pudimos apearle de la idea we couldn't get him to give up the idea

3. CAm [regañar] to tell off

♦ See also the pronominal verb apearse

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apear

v/t

1 get … off

2

:

apear a alguien del cargo remove s.o. from their position