destinen in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for destinen in the Spanish»English Dictionary

destinar VB trans

1. destinar funcionario/militar:

destinar

to post

destinar

to send

destinar

to assign

está esperando que lo destinen

he's waiting to be given his posting o assignment

está esperando que lo destinen

he's waiting for his posting o assignment to come through

lo han destinado a Cartagena

he's been posted o sent to Cartagena

2. destinar (asignar un fin) (destinar algo a algo):

destina una parte de su sueldo a ayudar a su familia

part of her salary goes to helping her family

destinó parte de sus ahorros a la decoración de la casa

he used some of his savings to decorate the house

destinó parte de sus ahorros a la decoración de la casa

some of his savings went on decorating the house

destinaron parte del dinero a mejorar las instalaciones

they allocated part of the money to o earmarked part of the money for improving the facilities

destinar algo para algo

to set sth aside for sth

esta habitación la tenía destinada para …

I had planned to use this room for …

no había destinado dinero para esta eventualidad

she hadn't set aside o earmarked any money for this eventuality

destinaron los fondos a la compra de víveres para los damnificados

they allocated the funds to o earmarked the funds for buying provisions for the victims

I.desteñir VB intr

1. desteñir prenda/color:

desteñir (despintar)

to run

desteñir (decolorarse)

to fade

2. desteñir Chil inf persona:

no podía desteñir con un regalo tan pobre

I couldn't show myself up by giving them such a mean present

II.desteñir VB trans

desteñir

to fade

III.desteñirse VB vpr

desteñirse (decolorarse)

to fade

desteñirse (despintar)

to run

Translations for destinen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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destine

destinar

earmark

destinar

bleach cloth:

desteñir

wash out color

desteñir

we are devoting 20% of the budget to the advertising campaign

vamos a destinar un 20% del presupuesto a la campaña publicitaria

post employee/diplomat

destinar

appropriate funds/money

destinar

fade fabric/clothes/furnishings

desteñir

destinen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for destinen in the Spanish»English Dictionary

destinar VB trans

1. destinar:

destinar (dedicar)

to dedicate

destinar (asignar)

to assign

2. destinar (enviar):

destinar

to send

3. destinar (designar):

destinar

to appoint

destinar a alguien para Ministro de Defensa

to appoint sb as Minister of Defence [or Defense Am]

4. destinar MIL:

destinar

to post

I.desteñir irr como ceñir VB intr

desteñir (descolorarse)

to fade

desteñir (despintar)

to run

II.desteñir irr como ceñir VB trans

1. desteñir (descolorar):

desteñir

to fade

desteñir quím

to bleach

2. desteñir (manchar):

desteñir

to stain

III.desteñir irr como ceñir VB refl

desteñirse (descolorarse)

to fade

desteñirse (despintar)

to run

desteñirse (despintar)

to bleed

Translations for destinen in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

second

destinar

to appropriate funds (for sth)

destinar fondos (a algo)

post

destinar

earmark funds

destinar

fade

desteñir

station

destinar

to target sth on sth campaign

destinar algo a algo

to assign sb to a position

destinar a alguien a un puesto

destinen Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

destinar a alguien para Ministro de Defensa

to appoint sb as Minister of Defence [or Defense Am]

destinar a alguien a un puesto

to assign sb to a position

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

No especificaré otros tríos, para que no me destinen directamente a la neverrrra o a la quilla...

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