UNDO - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

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

to do up/undo the zipper

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

Spanish

English

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

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

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

Spanish

English

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

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

undo [ʌn·ˈdu] 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

Spanish

English

desabrochar (botones, hebillas, ganchos)

to undo

desatar (nudo, paquete, zapatos)

to undo

deshacer (un nudo)

to undo

deshacer los puntos

to undo the stitches

soltar (cinturón)

to undo

Present

I	undo
you	undo
he/she/it	undoes
we	undo
you	undo
they	undo

Past

I	undid
you	undid
he/she/it	undid
we	undid
you	undid
they	undid

Present Perfect

I	have	undone
you	have	undone
he/she/it	has	undone
we	have	undone
you	have	undone
they	have	undone

Past Perfect

I	had	undone
you	had	undone
he/she/it	had	undone
we	had	undone
you	had	undone
they	had	undone