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descubrir

*descubrir [irr] to discover Descubrimos que todo era mentira. We discovered that it was all a lie. $undefined$ to disclose, show, make clear Descubrió sus intenciones. He disclosed his intentions. descubrirse to take off one's hat.
 * descuento discount; deduction.
 * descuidado (see descuidar) sloppy, slovenly, unclean. $undefined$ unaware, off guard. $undefined$ careless, negligent No seas tan descuidado en tu trabajo. Don't be careless in your work.
 * descuidar to neglect Descuidó mucho su trabajo. He neglected his work. Descuida, yo me encargo de eso. Don't worry, I'll take care of that.
 * descuido carelessness, negligence. al descuido carelessly Hace todo al descuido. He does everything carelessly.  en un descuido when least expected [Mex] En un descuido llega. He turns up when least expected.
 * desde from Le vi desde lejos. I saw him from a distance. $undefined$ since Vivo en esta casa desde el mes pasado. I've been living in this house since last month. desde ahora from now on.  desde entonces since then Desde entonces he cambiado mucho. I've changed a lot since then.  desde hace for Le conozco desde hace muchos años. I've known him for many years.  desde luego of course ¡Desde luego Uds. vendrán con nosotros! Of course you're coming with us!  desde que (ever) since Desde que la conocí la quiero. I've loved her ever since I met her.  desde un principio from the beginning Desde un principio me pareció que estaba equivocado. It seemed to me from the beginning that he was mistaken.
 * desdén [m] scorn.
 * desdicha misfortune.
 * desdichado unhappy, unfortunate Fué un accidente desdichado. It was an unfortunate accident.
 * desdoblar to unfold.
 * desear to desire, want, like Deseo verle cuanto antes. I want to see you as soon as possible.
 * desechar to reject Desecharon su propuesta. They rejected his proposal. $undefined$ to put aside Deseche Ud. esos temores. Put aside those fears.
 * desembarcar to unload, put ashore Estaban desembarcando las mercancías. They were unloading the goods. $undefined$ to land, disembark Cuando desembarcamos vimos a nuestro amigo en el muelle. When we landed we saw our friend on the pier.
 * desembarco landing, disembarkation.
 * desembocar to flow, or empty, into Ese río desemboca en el Pacífico. That river flows into the Pacific. $undefined$ to end, lead No'sé donde desemboca esa calle. I don't know where that street leads.
 * desembolsar to pay out.
 * desempacar to unpack [Am] Tengo que desempacar el equipaje. I have to unpack my luggage.
 * desempeñar to carry out Desempeñó muy bien su misión. He carried out his mission very well.
 * desenfrenado wild Lleva una vida desenfrenada. He leads a wild life.
 * desengañar to set right, undeceive. desengañarse to be disillusioned, not to fool oneself Desengáñate, no te quiere. Don't fool yourself, he doesn't love you.  estar desengañado to be disappointed or disillusioned Están muy desengañados después de lo ocurrido. They were disillusioned after what happened.
 * desengaño disappointment, disillusion.
 * desentendido hacerse el desentendido to pretend not to know.
 * desenterrar [ I] to dig up.
 * desenvolver [ I] to unwrap Voy a desenvolver el paquete. I'm going to unwrap the package.
 * desenvuelto (see desenvolver) forward; free and easy.
 * deseo desire, wish No puede refrenar sus deseos. He can't control his desires. tener deseo de to be eager to Tengo muchos deseos de verle. I'm very eager to see him.
 * deseoso desirous, eager.
 * desertor [m] deserter.
 * desesperación [f] desperation.
 * desesperanza despair.
 * desesperar to despair, lose hope El médico desespera de salvarle. The doctor's losing hope of saving him. $undefined$ to drive crazy Me desesperó con su insistencia. He drove me crazy with his insistence.
 * desespero despair.
 * desfallecer [-zc-] to be on the verge of collapse, grow weak, break down.
 * desfavorable unfavorable.
 * desfigurar to disfigure, deform.
 * desfilar to parade.
 * desfile [m] parade.
 * desganado having no appetite.
 * desgarrar to tear, rip.
 * desgracia misfortune Tuvo la desgracia de perder todo su dinero. He had the misfortune to lose all his money. $undefined$ sorrow, grief Trataban de consolarla en