desbancar

v.

1 to oust, to replace (ocupar el puesto de).

2 to supplant, to buck, to knock down, to dethrone.

3 to break.

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desbancar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (en el juego) to clean out

2 figurado (suplantar) to supplant, replace, take the place of

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verb

to oust

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1. VT

1) [de un puesto] (=quitar el puesto a) to oust; (=suplantar a) to supplant ( in sb's affections )

el corredor fue desbancado por el pelotón a cinco km de la meta — the pack overtook the leader five km from the finish

2) [en juegos] [+ banca] to bust *; [+ persona] to take the bank from

2.

VI (Naipes) to go bust *

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verbo transitivo

1) (de una posición) to oust

lo desbancaron de la presidencia — he was ousted him from his post as president

se sintió desbancado cuando nació su hermano — he felt displaced when his brother was born

la madera ha sido desbancada por los plásticos — wood has been superseded by plastic

2) (Jueg)

al final me desbancó — in the end he broke the bank o (colloq) left me completely broke

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= oust.

Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by or ousted by the machine selection of terms.

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verbo transitivo

1) (de una posición) to oust

lo desbancaron de la presidencia — he was ousted him from his post as president

se sintió desbancado cuando nació su hermano — he felt displaced when his brother was born

la madera ha sido desbancada por los plásticos — wood has been superseded by plastic

2) (Jueg)

al final me desbancó — in the end he broke the bank o (colloq) left me completely broke

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= oust.

Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by or ousted by the machine selection of terms.

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desbancar [A2 ]

vt

A

(de una posición): se sintió desbancado cuando nació su hermano he felt displaced when his brother was born, he felt his new brother had taken his place in his parents' affections

la madera ha sido desbancada por los plásticos para este fin wood has been superseded o replaced by plastic for this purpose, plastic has taken the place of o has replaced wood for this purpose

los directivos que lo desbancaron de la presidencia de la empresa the directors who ousted o removed him from his post as president of the company

ya no eres el número uno, te han desbancado you're not number one anymore, someone else has taken your place

B (Jueg):

al final me desbancó in the end he broke the bank o (colloq) left me completely broke

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desbancar verbo transitivo to oust, displace
'desbancar' also found in these entries:
English:
oust

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desbancar vt

1. [ocupar el puesto de] to replace, to take the place of;

fue desbancado de la presidencia de la compañía he was ousted o removed as president of the company;

Boca desbancó a River del primer puesto Boca displaced River at the top of the table;

el tren terminó desbancando al caballo the train ended up replacing the horse

2. [en el juego] to take the bank from

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desbancar

v/t fig

displace, take the place of; a un alto cargo oust

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desbancar {72} vt

: to displace, to oust