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.

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desencajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (desunir) to take apart, disjoint

► verbo pronominal desencajarse

1 (desunirse) to come apart, come loose

2 figurado (rostro) to become distorted, become twisted; (ojos) to look wild

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1. VT

1) (Anat) [+ hueso] to throw out of joint; [+ mandíbula] to dislocate

2) (Mec) to disconnect, disengage

2.

See:

desencajarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Mec) to knock out of position

b) <mandíbula/rótula> to dislocate

2.

desencajarse v pron

a) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of position

b) mandíbula/rótula to become/get dislocated

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= dislocate.

Ex. This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.

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* desencajarse = work + loose.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (Mec) to knock out of position

b) <mandíbula/rótula> to dislocate

2.

desencajarse v pron

a) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of position

b) mandíbula/rótula to become/get dislocated

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= 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.

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desencajar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹pieza›

el choque desencajó la junta the smash jolted ( o pushed etc) the joint out of its socket o out of position

desencajó el cajón de una patada he kicked the drawer and it came off its runners

2 ‹mandíbula/rótula› to dislocate

■ desencajarse

v pron

1 «pieza» to come out of position, be knocked ( o pulled etc) out of position

2 «mandíbula/rótula» to become/get dislocated

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desencajar (conjugate desencajar) verbo transitivo

a) (Mec) to knock out of position

b) ‹mandíbula/rótula› to dislocate

desencajarse verbo pronominal

a) (Mec) to be knocked/come out of position

b) [mandíbula/rótula] to become/get dislocated

desencajar vtr (pieza) to free, knock out of position
(hueso) to dislocate

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desencajar

♦ vt

1. [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 frames

2. [rostro]

el terror le desencajó el rostro his face was contorted with fear

♦ See also the pronominal verb desencajarse

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desencajar

v/t

1 mecanismo, puerta remove

2 mandíbula dislocate

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desencajar vt

1) : to dislocate

2) : to disconnect, to disengage