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descanso

trabajo, ''descanse Ud. un rato.'' When you finish this work, rest for a while.
 * descanso rest, Trabaja sin descanso. He works without  $undefined$ relief ¡Qué descanso me da haber terminado eso! What a relief to be finished with that! $undefined$ intermission Iremos a su palco en el descanso. We'll come to your box during the intermission. $undefined$ landing (of staircase).
 * descarado impudent, saucy, fresh.
 * descargar to unload Varios hombres descargaban el camión. Several men were unloading the truck. $undefined$ to free (from an obligation or debt) Le han descargado de esas obligaciones. They've freed him from those obligations. $undefined$ to burst, strike (as a storm) La tormenta va a descargar de un momento a otro. The storm's going to strike any minute.
 * descargo unloading, unburdening.
 * descartar to discard, eliminate Hay que descartar esa posibilidad. You have to eliminate that possibility. descartarse (de) to discard (at cards) Me he descartado de un rey. I discarded a king.
 * destendencia descendants Su descendencia llegó a ser ilustre. His descendants came to be well known.
 * descender [ I] to go down, descend Esa carretera desciende hasta el mar. That road goes down to the sea. $undefined$ to be descended Creo que descienden de una familia francesa. I think they're descended from a French family. $undefined$ to descend, come down El avión descendió rápidamente. The airplane came down rapidly. $undefined$ to drop, decrease La temperatura está descendiendo. The temperature's dropping.
 * descendiente [m, f] descendant.
 * descenso descent, going down El descenso era muy peligroso. The descent was very dangerous. $undefined$ fall, decrease Durante varios años hubo un descenso en la natalidad. There was a fall in the birth rate for several years.
 * descifrar to decipher, make out.
 * descolgar to take down Ayúdeme a descolgar este cuadro. Help me take down this picture.
 * descolorido faded La tela está muy descolorida. The cloth's very faded. $undefined$ pale Después de la enfermedad se quedó muy descolorido. He was very pale after his illness.
 * descomedido impolite, rude Es un muchacho muy descomedido. He's very impolite.
 * descomponer [irr] to upset Eso descompuso todos nuestros planes. That upset all our plans. $undefined$ to put out of order Los niños descompusieron el radio. The children put the radio out of order. descomponerse to dislocate Se ha descompuesto un brazo. He's dislocated his arm. $undefined$ to get out of order El teléfono se descompuso. The telephone got out of order. $undefined$ to spoil, rot Por el calor se ha descompuesto la comida. The food's spoiled because of the heat. $undefined$ to get very angry, lose one's temper Al oír aquello, se descompuso. When he heard that he got very angry. $undefined$ to lose one's looks [Mex] Con la enfermedad se ha descompuesto mucho. On account of her illness she's lost a lot of her good looks.
 * descompuesto (see descomponer) out of order; spoiled.
 * desconcertar [ I] to disturb, confuse La pregunta le desconcertó mucho. The question confused him.
 * desconfianza distrust.
 * desconfiar de to distrust, suspect No tiene Ud. razón para desconfiar de él. You have no reason to distrust him. $undefined$ to have little hope of El médico desconfiaba de poder salvarlo. The doctor had little hope of saving him.
 * desconocer [-zc-] to disregard, ignore Desconoce las reglas de la etiqueta. He ignores the rules of etiquette.
 * desconocido (see desconocer) unknown, strange Es difícil orientarse en una ciudad desconocida. It's difficult to find one's way around in a strange city. $undefined$ [n] stranger Se le acercó un desconocido. $undefined$ stranger approached him.
 * desconsideración [f] inconsiderateness ¡Eso es mucha desconsideración! That's very inconsiderate.
 * desconsolado disconsolate.
 * descontado See descontar. dar por descontado to take for granted.
 * descontar [ I] to deduct Descuente Ud. de esa cantidad los gastos de viaje. Deduct the traveling expenses from that amount.
 * descontento dissatisfied, displeased Estaban muy descontentos de su trabajo. They were dissatisfied with his work. $undefined$ [m] dissatisfaction.
 * descortés discourteous, rude.
 * describir to describe.
 * descripción [f] description.
 * descrito See describir.
 * descubierto See descubrir.
 * descubrimiento discovery.