undo in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for undo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.undo <3rd pers sing pres undoes, pres part undoing, pt undid, pp undone> [Am ˌənˈdu, Brit ʌnˈduː] VB trans

1. undo (unfasten):

undo button/jacket/buckle

desabrochar

undo zipper

abrir

undo knot/parcel

desatar

undo knot/parcel

deshacer

undo shoelaces

desatar

undo shoelaces

desamarrar LatAm excl RioPl

undo knitting/seam

deshacer

2.1. undo (put right):

undo wrong

reparar

undo wrong

enmendar

the damage cannot be undone

el daño es irreparable

2.2. undo (cancel out):

undo

anular

II.undo <3rd pers sing pres undoes, pres part undoing, pt undid, pp undone> [Am ˌənˈdu, Brit ʌnˈduː] VB intr

the knot won't undo

es imposible desatar or deshacer el nudo

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to do up/undo the zipper

cerrar/abrir la cremallera (or el cierre etc.)

Translations for undo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desabrochar

to undo

¿me desabrochas?

can you undo me? inf

desabrocharse

to undo

desabróchate el primer botón

undo your top button

destejer

to undo

desliar

to undo

desabotonar

to undo

desabotonarse

to undo

deshacer una costura

to undo o unpick a seam

desamarrar

to undo

desatar

to undo

desatarse

to undo

tuve que deshacer las mangas del suéter

I had to unravel o undo the sleeves of the sweater

deshacer nudo/lazo

to undo

deshacer trenza

to undo

deshacer paquete

to undo

undo in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for undo in the English»Spanish Dictionary

undo [ʌnˈdu:] irreg VB trans

1. undo (unfasten):

undo

soltar

to undo buttons

desabrochar botones

to undo a zipper

bajar una cremallera

2. undo (cancel):

undo

anular

to undo the damage

reparar el daño

to undo the good work

deshacer el trabajo bueno

3. undo (cause ruin):

undo

arruinar

to undo sb's good name

perjudicar el buen nombre de alguien

Phrases:

what's done cannot be undone prov

lo hecho, hecho está prov

Translations for undo in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

desliar

to undo

desabrochar (botones, hebillas, ganchos)

to undo

desatar (nudo, paquete, zapatos)

to undo

desligar (un nudo)

to undo

soltar (cinturón)

to undo

correr

to undo

deshacer (un nudo)

to undo

undo Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to undo buttons

desabrochar botones

to undo a zipper

bajar una cremallera

to undo the damage

reparar el daño

to undo the good work

deshacer el trabajo bueno

to undo sb's good name

perjudicar el buen nombre de alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In other words, they carry out, resist or undo a social change.

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The writ of prohibition may not be used to undo any previous acts, but only to prohibit acts not completed.

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For example a wrestler using an illegal technique (or "kinjite") automatically loses, as does one whose "mawashi" (or belt) becomes completely undone.

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In this case more sophisticated techniques that involve multiple undo levels are used.

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The playing surface was altered for professional soccer in 1996, essentially undoing the lowering project of 1962.

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You have to take the pack off, place it on a level surface and undo the various straps and zips to gain entry.

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His level 2 power is to undo the opponent's power.

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Today, three of the sons of those missionaries are at your capitol asking you to undo their fathers work.

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Notice that the order of and have been reversed; to undo followed by, we must first undo and then undo.

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Editors can undo changes, for example in the case where useful content was removed.

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