undoing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for undoing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

undoing [Am ˌənˈduɪŋ, Brit ʌnˈduːɪŋ] N U

undoing

perdición f

undoing

ruina f

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 undoing 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

el alcohol será su perdición

drink will be his ruin o downfall o undoing

destejer

to undo

desliar

to undo

desabotonar

to undo

desabotonarse

to undo

deshacer una costura

to undo o unpick a seam

desamarrar

to undo

undoing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for undoing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

undoing N no pl form

undoing

ruina f

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 undoing 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

esa equivocación nos perdió

that mistake was our undoing

el juego lo perderá

gambling will be his undoing

desligar (un nudo)

to undo

soltar (cinturón)

to undo

correr

to undo

deshacer (un nudo)

to undo

undoing 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

This success, though, proved to be the club's undoing.

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Through the first half of the 20th century most amusement parks had this type of fun house, but its free-form design was its undoing.

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But somewhere down the line, the arrogance of power led them to adopt narrow, sectarian politics and that is their undoing now.

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The entire engine, drive-train and steering unit could be removed by undoing four bolts to allow for easy servicing.

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My superb gift to my father was absolutely my undoing she remarked in an interview.

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The overwhelming focus on statistical modelling would, eventually, be the undoing of the quantitative revolution.

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Experiments can be focussed on undoing projections or retroflections.

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This preference for modern agricultural tools, however, became his undoing.

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Many monks in post-colonial times have dedicated themselves to undoing these changes.

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One of these disputes would prove to be their undoing.

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