- decantar
- v.to decant.* * *decantar► verbo transitivo1 (alabar) to praise, laud► verbo pronominal decantarse1 (preferir) to prefer (hacia/por, -)■ el público se decantó por el equipo local the spectators were on the side of the local team————————decantar► verbo transitivo1 (verter) to decant, pour off* * *1.VT [+ vino] to decant; [+ líquido] to pour off2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo to decant2.decantarse v prona) (mostrar preferencia)
decantarse por algo — to choose something, opt for something
decantarse por + inf — to choose o opt to + inf
se decantan por esa hipótesis — they favor that hypothesis
b) (evolucionar)la discusión se decantaba a su favor — the discussion was going in their favor
se decanta como un magnífico jugador — he's developing o turning into a great player
* * *= decant.Ex. Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant.* * *1.verbo transitivo to decant2.decantarse v prona) (mostrar preferencia)decantarse por algo — to choose something, opt for something
decantarse por + inf — to choose o opt to + inf
se decantan por esa hipótesis — they favor that hypothesis
b) (evolucionar)la discusión se decantaba a su favor — the discussion was going in their favor
se decanta como un magnífico jugador — he's developing o turning into a great player
* * *= decant.Ex: Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant.
* * *decantar [A1 ]vtto decant■ decantarsev pron1 (mostrar preferencia) decantarse POR algo to choose sthse decantó por un modelo intermedio she opted for o chose an intermediate modelse decantó por estudiar Administración de Empresas he chose o opted to study Business Administrationse decantan por la segunda hipótesis they favor the second hypothesis2(evolucionar): la discusión se decantaba a favor de los radicales the discussion was going in the radicals' favor o going the radicals' wayse decanta como un magnífico jugador he's developing o turning into a great player* * *
decantar verbo transitivo
1 (un licor) to decant, pour off
2 (una situación) to decide: su opinión decantó el resultado de la votación, her opinion was the deciding factor in the voting result
* * *decantar♦ vtto decant♦ See also the pronominal verb decantarse* * *decantarv/t decant* * *decantar vt: to decant
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.