desplegados in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for desplegados in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.desplegar VB trans

1.1. desplegar:

desplegar alas

to spread

desplegar mapa

to open out

desplegar mapa

to spread out

desplegar mapa

to unfold

desplegar velas

to unfurl

1.2. desplegar (demostrar):

desplegar talento/ingenio

to display

2. desplegar MIL:

desplegar tropas/misiles

to deploy

3. desplegar (llevar a cabo):

los esfuerzos desplegados para solucionar el conflicto

the efforts made to solve the dispute

la campaña desplegada con ocasión del referéndum

the campaign mounted for the referendum

4.1. desplegar (emplear):

desplegar encantos/poder

to use

4.2. desplegar (dar muestras de):

desplegar

to show

desplegar

to display

II.desplegarse VB vpr MIL

desplegarse

to deploy

See also vela

vela N f

1. vela (para alumbrar):

vela

candle

darle a alg./tener vela en este entierro ¿a ti quién te ha dado vela en este entierro?

who asked for your opinion?

darle a alg./tener vela en este entierro ¿a ti quién te ha dado vela en este entierro?

what business is it of yours?

aunque no tengo vela en este entierro …

I know this is none of my business, but …

hasta que las velas no ardan Chil inf

forever inf

2. vela (vigilia):

había pasado la noche en vela estudiando

she had been up all night studying

había pasado la noche en vela estudiando

she had stayed up o awake all night studying

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué

he was still awake when I arrived

estuvo en vela hasta que llegué

he couldn't get to sleep until I arrived

3.1. vela (de barco):

vela

sail

izar una vela

to hoist a sail

arriar o recoger velas NAUT

to take down the sails

(dar marcha atrás) al ver la reacción de los demás recogió velas

he backed down when he saw everyone's reaction

no había logrado nada y decidió que era hora de recoger velas

he had achieved nothing and he decided it was time to throw in the towel o call it a day inf

a toda vela velero:

under full sail

trabajar a toda vela

to work flat out

íbamos a toda vela

we were going flat out o at full speed

decirle vela verde a alg. Peru inf

to badmouth sb Am inf

decirle vela verde a alg. Peru inf

to lay into sb Brit inf

estar a dos velas inf (sin dinero)

to be broke inf

estar a dos velas (sin entender)

to be completely lost o at sea

hacerse a la vela

to set sail

largar o desplegar velas NAUT

to set sail

largar o desplegar velas artista/deportista:

to catch the public eye

3.2. vela (deporte):

vela

sailing

hacer vela

to go sailing

4. vela inf (de moco):

siempre anda con la(s) vela(s) colgando

he always has a runny nose

siempre anda con la(s) vela(s) colgando

he always has a snotty nose inf

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largar o desplegar velas NAUT

to set sail

largar o desplegar velas artista/deportista:

to catch the public eye

Translations for desplegados in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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unfurl sail/banner/wings

desplegar

deploy forces/missile

desplegar

open out

desplegar

unfold wings

desplegar

spread map/sails/wings

desplegar

to spread or stretch one's wings liter bird:

desplegar or extender las alas

stretch wing

desplegar

open map

desplegar

desplegados in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desplegados in the Spanish»English Dictionary

desplegar irr como fregar VB trans

1. desplegar:

desplegar (abrir)

to open out

desplegar (desdoblar)

to unfold

desplegar (bandera)

to unfurl

2. desplegar MIL:

desplegar

to deploy

3. desplegar (desarrollar):

desplegar

to develop

desplegar toda su fantasía

to give free rein to one's imagination

Translations for desplegados in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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deploy resources

desplegar

open out map

desplegar

array

desplegar

unfurl

desplegar

to turn on the charm

desplegar el encanto

to pull (all) the stops out

desplegar todos los recursos

to spread one's wings

desplegar las alas

desplegados Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

desplegar toda su fantasía

to give free rein to one's imagination