despintar

v.

to take the paint off.

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despintar

► verbo transitivo

1 to take the paint off

2 figurado (desfigurar) to distort

► verbo pronominal despintarse

1 (borrarse los colores) to fade

2 (olvidar) to forget

■ lo he visto sólo una vez, pero no se me despinta I've only seen him once, but I'll never forget him

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1. VT

1) (=quitar pintura a) to take the paint off

2) [+ hechos] to distort

3) Chile

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no despintar algo a algn — not to spare sb from sth

2.

VI

este no despinta de su casta — he is in no way different from the rest of his family

3.

See:

despintarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (quitar la pintura) to take the paint off

b) (Chi fam) (quitar)

nada le despintará los diez años en la cárcel — nothing will save him from ten years in jail

2.

despintarse v pron

1) (Méx) (desteñirse) to run

¿esta camisa se despintará al lavarla? — will this shirt run in the wash?

2) (Chi fam) (quitar)

no se me despinta del lado — she never leaves my side

no se despinta la chaqueta — he never takes his jacket off

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (quitar la pintura) to take the paint off

b) (Chi fam) (quitar)

nada le despintará los diez años en la cárcel — nothing will save him from ten years in jail

2.

despintarse v pron

1) (Méx) (desteñirse) to run

¿esta camisa se despintará al lavarla? — will this shirt run in the wash?

2) (Chi fam) (quitar)

no se me despinta del lado — she never leaves my side

no se despinta la chaqueta — he never takes his jacket off

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despintar [A1 ]

vi

(fam); «ropa» to run

¿éste despinta? will this one run in the wash?

■ despintar

vt

(Chi fam): nada le despintará los diez años en la cárcel nothing will save him from ten years in jail

■ despintarse

v pron

A

1

(perder la pintura): la pared se está despintando the wall is peeling, the paint is flaking/peeling/coming off the wall

se me han despintado las uñas my nail polish has come off

2 (Méx) (desteñir) to run

¿esta camisa se despintará al lavarla? will this shirt run in the wash?

B

1 (borrarse) (+ me/te/le etc):

a mí no se me despinta una cara I never forget a face

2

(Chi fam) (quitar): no se me despinta del lado she never leaves my side

ése no se despinta la chaqueta he never takes his jacket off

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despintar verbo transitivo
1 (quitar pintura) to remove paint
2 (perder pintura o color) to fade

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despintar

♦ vt

[pared, puerta] to take the paint off; [uñas] to take the varnish o polish off

♦ See also the pronominal verb despintarse

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despintar

v/t take the paint off, remove the paint from

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despintar vt

: to strip the paint from

♦ See also the reflexive verb despintarse