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de- meaning in Spanish

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de- (reversal, undoing or removing)
adjective

de-adjective

de-escalate [de-escalated, de-escalating, de-escalates] (to decrease in intensity or magnitude)
verb
[UK: də ˈe.skə.leɪt]
[US: ˈdiː ˈe.skə.ˌlet]

desescalarverb

de-escalation [de-escalations] (a decrease in scope, extension or severity)
noun
[UK: də ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈdiː ˌe.skə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

desescaladanoun
{f}

de Lesseps proper noun

de Lessepsproper noun

deacon [deacons] (a designated minister of charity in the early Church)
noun
[UK: ˈdiːkən]
[US: ˈdiːkən]

diácononoun
{m}

deaconess [deaconesses] (female deacon)
noun
[UK: ˈdiːk.ə.nes]
[US: ˈdiːk.ə.nəs]

diaconisanoun
{f}

deactivate [deactivated, deactivating, deactivates] (to make something inactive or no longer effective)
verb
[UK: ˌdiː.ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt]
[US: ˌdi.ˈæk.tɪ.ˌvet]

desactivarverbThe bomb could not be deactivated. = La bomba no pudo ser desactivada.

dead [deader, deadest] (no longer alive)
adjective
[UK: ded]
[US: ˈded]

muertoadjectiveI'm dead if I stay here. = Estoy muerto si me quedo aquí.

dead calm (condition of a flat sea without waves)
noun
[UK: ded kɑːm]
[US: ˈded ˈkɑːm]

calma chichanoun
{f}

dead duck (person or project that is in serious trouble or doomed to fail)
noun
[UK: ded dʌk]
[US: ˈded ˈdək]

ser hombre muertonoun

dead end (street or path that goes nowhere)
noun
[UK: ded end]
[US: ˈded ˈend]

calle sin salidanoun
{f}

callejón sin salidanoun
{m}

punto muertonoun
{m}

dead heat (close race)
noun
[UK: ˈded.ˈhiːt]
[US: ˈded.ˈhiːt]

carrera cabeza con cabezanoun
{f}

empatenoun
{m}

dead language (language with no native speakers)
noun
[UK: ded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]
[US: ˈded ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ]

lengua muertanoun
{f}

dead letter (law or other measure that is no longer enforced)
noun
[UK: ˈded.ˈle.tə]
[US: ˈded.ˈle.tə]

letra muertanoun
{f}

papel mojadonoun
{f}

dead man's switch noun

hombre muertonoun
{m}

dead of night (middle of the night)
noun

noche cerradanoun
{f}

plena nochenoun
{f}

dead reckoning (method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft)
noun
[UK: ˈded.ˈrek.nɪŋ]
[US: ˈded.ˈrek.nɪŋ]

estimanoun
{f}

Dead Sea (lake in the Middle East)
proper noun
[UK: ded siː]
[US: ˈded ˈsiː]

mar Muertoproper noun
{m}

deadbeat [deadbeats] (lazy person, depending upon financially independent people for support)
noun
[UK: ˈded.biːt]
[US: ˈded.ˌbiːt]

fracasadonoun
{m}

holgazánnoun
{m}

incumplidornoun
{m}

deaden [deadened, deadening, deadens] (To make soundproof)
verb
[UK: ˈded.n̩]
[US: ˈded.n̩]

insonorizarverb

deaden [deadened, deadening, deadens] (To render less lively)
verb
[UK: ˈded.n̩]
[US: ˈded.n̩]

amortecerverb

amortiguarverb

deadly [deadlier, deadliest] (lethal)
adjective
[UK: ˈded.li]
[US: ˈded.li]

letaladjectiveAll the most deadly poisons were in her laboratory. = Todos los venenos más letales estaban en su laboratorio.

mortaladjectiveThe sun is a deadly laser. = El sol es un láser mortal.

mortíferoadjective

deadlift (weight training exercise)
noun

peso muertonoun
{m}

deadline [deadlines] (date on or before which something must be completed)
noun
[UK: ˈded.laɪn]
[US: ˈded.ˌlaɪn]

compromisonoun
{m}

fecha límitenoun
{f}

plazonoun
{m}
The deadline is Monday. = El plazo acaba el lunes.

requisitonoun
{m}

deadlock [deadlocks] (standstill)
noun
[UK: ˈded.lɒk]
[US: ˈded.lɑːk]

estancamientonoun

deadly nightshade (deadly nightshade; Atropa belladonna)
noun
[UK: ˈded.li ˈnaɪ.tʃeɪd]
[US: ˈded.li ˈnaɪ.ˌtʃed]

belladonanoun
{f}

deadly sin (any of the seven deadly sins)
noun
[UK: ˈded.li sɪn]
[US: ˈded.li ˈsɪn]

pecado capitalnoun
{m}

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