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* desórdenes riots, disturbance En los últimos desórdenes hubo varios heridos. There were several people hurt in the recent riots.
 * desordenado disorderly.
 * desordenar to upset.
 * desorganizar to disorganize.
 * desorientar to confuse Me desorienta su manera de presentar el asunto. His way of presenting the matter confuses me. desorientarse to lose one's bearings, get lost Me desorienté al salir del metro. I lost my bearings when I came out of the subway.
 * despachar to ship, send out Despacharon un vagón de géneros. They shipped a carload of goods. $undefined$ to attend to, take care of No he despachado todavía la correspondencia de hoy. I haven't taken care of today's mail yet. $undefined$ to wait on, take care of Señorita, ¿quiere Ud. despacharme, por favor? Will you please wait on me, miss? $undefined$ to fire, dismiss Le despacharon por inútil. They fired him because he was useless.
 * despacho dispatch. $undefined$ office ¿Quiere Ud. pasar a su despacho? Will you go into his office? despacho de billetes ticket office, ticket window Tuvo que hacer cola en el despacho de billetes. He had to stand in line at the ticket office.  despacho de mercancía shipment of goods Se ha retrasado mucho el despacho de esa mercancía. That shipment's been very much delayed.
 * despacio slowly ¿Quiere Ud. hablar más despacio? Would you speak more slowly?
 * despedazar to tear up, mangle.
 * despedida farewell, Les dieron una comida de despedida. They gave them a farewell dinner.
 * despedir [ III] to dismiss, discharge Tuvieron que despedir a la mitad del personal. They had to dismiss half their personnel. $undefined$ to see (someone) off Iremos a despedirle a la estación. We'll go to the station to see him off. despedirse a la francesa to take French leave, sneak away.  despedirse (de) to take leave (of), say goodby (to) Tengo que despedirme de unos amigos. I have to say  to some friends.  ser despedido, salir despedido to be thrown out A consecuencia del choque uno de los pasajeros salió despedido. As a result of the collision one of the passengers was thrown out.
 * despegar to unglue, take off Voy a despegar este sello con agua caliente. I'm going to take off this stamp with hot water. $undefined$ to rise, take off El avión todavía no ha despegado. The plane still hasn't taken off. despegarse to come off El sello se despegó. The stamp came off.  no despegar los labios to keep silent, keep one's mouth shut.
 * despejado (see despejar) smart, bright ¡Qué muchacho tan despejado! What a bright boy!
 * despejar to clear La policía ha despejado la plaza. The police have cleared the square. despejarse to clear up (of the weather or sky) Me parece que el tiempo se está despejando. I think it's clearing up.
 * despensa pantry.
 * desperdiciar to waste No se debe desperdiciar la comida. Food shouldn't be wasted.
 * desperdicio [m] waste Esta carne no tiene desperdicio. This meat has no waste. desperdicios refuse, garbage.
 * desperezarse to stretch (oneself).
 * despertador [m] alarm clock Ponga el despertador a las siete. Set the alarm clock for seven o'clock.
 * despertar [ I] to wake up Despiérteme a las ocho. Wake me up at eight o'clock. $undefined$ to arouse, sharpen, excite Todo lo que've despierta su curiosidad. Everything he sees arouses his curiosity. despertarse to wake up Me desperté al amanecer. I woke up at sunrise.
 * despierto (see despertar) awake. $undefined$ smart, Es un chico muy despierto. He's a very  boy.
 * despintar to remove paint; to remove
 * desplegar [ I] to unfold Estaban desplegando el mapa sobre la mesa. They were unfolding the map on the table. $undefined$ to deploy (Mil). desplegar los labios to open one's mouth Estuvo allí sin desplegar los labios. He sat there without opening his mouth.
 * desplomarse to fall, collapse.
 * despoblado uninhabited place, wilderness.
 * despojar to strip (of property), despoil Le han despojado hasta del último centavo. They stripped him of his last penny. despojarse de to take off (clothing)