descompone in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for descompone 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 descompone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

factorize

descomponer en factores

resolve into

descomponer en

mess up machine

descomponer LatAm

decompose BIOL, CHEM, PHYS

descomponer

break down sentence

descomponer

break down substance

descomponer

decay fruit/foodstuffs/corpse

descomponer

break up sentence

descomponer

the weather looks doubtful

parece que se va a descomponer

break machine/radio

descomponer LatAm

descompone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for descompone 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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

por un garbanzo no se descompone la olla prov

nobody is irreplaceable prov

Translations for descompone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

decompose

descomponer

digest

descomponer

decay

descomponer

break down

descomponer

descompone Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

por un garbanzo no se descompone la olla prov

nobody is irreplaceable prov