- desencajar
- v.1 to knock out of place (mecanismo, piezas) (sin querer).2 to unjam.3 to unhinge, to disarrange.El golpe desencajó la puerta The blow unhinged the door.4 to dislocate, to luxate, to dislodge.El golpe desencajó mi hombro The blow luxated my shoulder.5 to fail to fit in, to fail to match.Elsa desencajó al llegar Elsa failed to fit in when she arrived.* * *desencajar► verbo transitivo1 (desunir) to take apart, disjoint► verbo pronominal desencajarse1 (desunirse) to come apart, come loose2 figurado (rostro) to become distorted, become twisted; (ojos) to look wild* * *1. VT1) (Anat) [+ hueso] to throw out of joint; [+ mandíbula] to dislocate2) (Mec) to disconnect, disengage2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Mec) to knock out of positionb) <mandíbula/rótula> to dislocate2.desencajarse v prona) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of positionb) mandíbula/rótula to become/get dislocated* * *= dislocate.Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.----* desencajarse = work + loose.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (Mec) to knock out of positionb) <mandíbula/rótula> to dislocate2.desencajarse v prona) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of positionb) mandíbula/rótula to become/get dislocated* * *= dislocate.
Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.
* desencajarse = work + loose.* * *desencajar [A1 ]vt1 ‹pieza›el choque desencajó la junta the smash jolted ( o pushed etc) the joint out of its socket o out of positiondesencajó el cajón de una patada he kicked the drawer and it came off its runners2 ‹mandíbula/rótula› to dislocate■ desencajarsev pron1 «pieza» to come out of position, be knocked ( o pulled etc) out of position2 «mandíbula/rótula» to become/get dislocated* * *
desencajar (conjugate desencajar) verbo transitivoa) (Mec) to knock out of positionb) ‹mandíbula/rótula› to dislocate
desencajarse verbo pronominala) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of positionb) [mandíbula/rótula] to become/get dislocated
desencajar vtr (pieza) to free, knock out of position
(hueso) to dislocate
* * *desencajar♦ vt1. [desajustar] [sin querer] to knock out of place;[intencionadamente] to take apart; [hueso] to dislocate;has desencajado el cajón you've knocked the drawer off its runners;el viento desencajó las ventanas/puertas the wind jammed the windows/doors in their frames2. [rostro]el terror le desencajó el rostro his face was contorted with fear♦ See also the pronominal verb desencajarse* * *desencajarv/t1 mecanismo, puerta remove2 mandíbula dislocate* * *desencajar vt1) : to dislocate2) : to disconnect, to disengage
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.