descomponerse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for descomponerse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.descomponer VB trans

1. descomponer (dividir, separar):

descomponer número

to factorize

descomponer número

to break … down into factors

descomponer luz

to split up

descomponer luz

to break up

descomponer sustancia

to break down

descomponer sustancia

to separate … into compounds

2. descomponer alimento/cadáver:

descomponer

to rot

descomponer

to cause … to decompose

descomponer

to cause … to rot

3.1. descomponer esp. LatAm máquina/aparato:

descomponer

to break

3.2. descomponer esp. LatAm peinado/juego:

descomponer

to mess up

4.1. descomponer (producir malestar):

ese olor penetrante me descompone

that strong smell makes me feel queasy o nauseous

la noticia del accidente la descompuso

she felt quite ill when she heard about the accident

4.2. descomponer (producir diarrea):

descomponer

to give … diarrhea Am

descomponer

to give … diarrhoea Brit

II.descomponerse VB vpr

1. descomponerse:

descomponerse luz:

to split

descomponerse sustancia:

to break down

descomponerse sustancia:

to separate

descomponerse partícula/isótopo:

to decay

2. descomponerse cadáver/alimento:

descomponerse

to rot

descomponerse

to decompose form

3. descomponerse cara (+ me/te/le etc):

se le descompuso la cara cuando se lo dije

he looked really upset o his face dropped a mile when I told him

4. descomponerse esp. LatAm máquina/aparato:

descomponerse

to break down

5.1. descomponerse (sentir malestar):

hacía tanto calor que se descompuso

it was so hot that he started feeling sick o queasy

se descompuso cuando supo la noticia

he felt quite ill when he heard the news

5.2. descomponerse (del estómago):

descomponerse

to have an attack of diarrhea Am

descomponerse

to have an attack of diarrhoea Brit

6. descomponerse CSur:

descomponerse tiempo:

to become unsettled

descomponerse tiempo:

to change for the worse

descomponerse día:

to cloud over

amaneció un día precioso, pero más tarde se descompuso

it started out as a lovely day, but it clouded over later

Translations for descomponerse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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conk out engine/car:

descomponerse LatAm

decompose corpse/waste:

descomponerse

decompose compound:

descomponerse

resolve into

descomponerse en

decay fruit/foodstuffs/corpse:

descomponerse

decay particle/isotope:

descomponerse

to go haywire machine:

descomponerse LatAm inf

molder corpse/leaves:

descomponerse

pack up motor/radio:

descomponerse esp LatAm

to rot down compost:

descomponerse

break down vehicle/machine:

descomponerse LatAm

descomponerse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descomponerse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.descomponer irr como poner VB trans

1. descomponer (desordenar):

descomponer

to mess up

2. descomponer (separar):

descomponer

to take apart

3. descomponer (corromper) tb. quím:

descomponer

to decompose

4. descomponer (enfurecer):

descomponer

to anger

II.descomponer irr como poner VB refl descomponerse

1. descomponer (desmembrarse):

descomponerse

to come apart

2. descomponer (corromperse):

descomponerse

to decay

3. descomponer (enfermar):

descomponerse

to become ill

4. descomponer (encolerizarse):

descomponerse

to lose one's temper

Translations for descomponerse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

rot down intr

descomponerse refl

decompose

descomponerse

break down

descomponerse

to be convulsed with anger

descomponerse de ira

to go wrong (stop working)

descomponerse Mex

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Mi hermano ya hace cuatro días que murió, ya ha empezado su cuerpo a descomponerse.

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