desconchar

v.

to chip.

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desconchar

► verbo transitivo

1 (pared) to peel off, flake; (loza) to chip

► verbo pronominal desconcharse

1 to peel off, flake off (loza) to chip

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1.

VT [+ pared] to strip off, peel off; [+ loza] to chip off

las goteras han desconchado la pared — the leak has made some of the paint flake o peel off the wall

2.

See:

desconcharse

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1.

verbo transitivo <porcelana/taza> to chip

desconcharon la pared — they knocked some of the plaster off the wall

2.

desconcharse v pron taza/plato to chip, get chipped

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= chip.

Ex. Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

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1.

verbo transitivo <porcelana/taza> to chip

desconcharon la pared — they knocked some of the plaster off the wall

2.

desconcharse v pron taza/plato to chip, get chipped

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= chip.

Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

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desconchar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹porcelana/taza› to chip

desconcharon la pared they took a chunk out of the wall (colloq), they knocked some of the plaster off

B (Chi) ‹molusco/marisco› to shell

■ desconcharse

v pron

«taza/plato» to chip, get chipped

las paredes ya se están desconchando chunks of plaster are coming off the walls

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desconchar

♦ vt

[pintura] to cause to flake; [loza, vajilla] to chip;

al colgar el cuadro desconchó la pared he took a chunk out of the wall when he was nailing up the picture

♦ See also the pronominal verb desconcharse

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desconchar vt

: to chip

♦ See also the reflexive verb desconcharse