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الأَخْبار
devanando

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Spanish
English
English

devanar VB trans

1. devanar hilo/lana/alambre:

devanar
to wind

2. devanar madeja:

hay que devanar la madeja
you have to wind the wool into a ball

seso N m

1. seso:

seso ANAT, ZOOL
brain
beber o sorber el seso a alg. inf
to bowl sb over inf
esa chica le tiene sorbido el seso
he's completely bowled over by that girl
devanarse o estrujarse los sesos inf
to rack one's brains inf
perder el seso por alg. inf
to be crazy about sb inf
tener mucho seso inf
to have a good head on one's shoulders
tener poco seso inf
to be brainless inf
ha demostrado tener muy poco seso
he's shown how brainless he is
ha demostrado tener muy poco seso
he's shown that he doesn't have much up top inf

2. seso <sesos mpl > FOOD:

sesos
brains pl
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
we're all scratching our heads, trying to think of a solution
nos estamos devanando los sesos buscando una solución
wind yarn/wool
devanar

in the PONS Dictionary

I. devanar VB trans

devanar
to wind

II. devanar VB refl devanarse

devanar Cuba (reírse mucho):

devanarse
to split one's sides laughing

Phrases:

devanarse los sesos
to rack one's brains
in the PONS Dictionary

devanar [de·βa·ˈnar] VB refl devanarse

devanar Cuba (reírse mucho):

devanar
to split one's sides laughing

Phrases:

devanarse los sesos
to rack one's brains
presente
yodevano
túdevanas
él/ella/usteddevana
nosotros/nosotrasdevanamos
vosotros/vosotrasdevanáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdevanan
imperfecto
yodevanaba
túdevanabas
él/ella/usteddevanaba
nosotros/nosotrasdevanábamos
vosotros/vosotrasdevanabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdevanaban
indefinido
yodevané
túdevanaste
él/ella/usteddevanó
nosotros/nosotrasdevanamos
vosotros/vosotrasdevanasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdevanaron
futuro
yodevanaré
túdevanarás
él/ella/usteddevanará
nosotros/nosotrasdevanaremos
vosotros/vosotrasdevanaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdevanarán
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Es que da gusto ver cómo se devanan los sesos.
danielfuente.blogspot.com
Finalmente se devanan en una bobina que luego será vendida como hilado o utilizada en teneduría.
fido.palermo.edu
Al menos, tras varias horas devanándome los sesos, vi una ligera mejora en una de las estrategias propuestas.
eltamiz.com
Da igual que se devanen la sesera intentando interpretar lo que interpreto en cada una, ni creo que tenga interés para nadie, la verdad.
lolaurbano.wordpress.com
Es una madeja que no puede devanarse; apenas acabada, vuelve a empezar.
oracionysilencioelcorazonmoradadedios.blogspot.com

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