desmadejar

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Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ madeja +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desmadeˈxaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: des‧ma‧de‧jar

Verb

desmadejar (first-person singular present desmadejo, first-person singular preterite desmadejé, past participle desmadejado)

  1. (transitive) to unravel
    • 2015 October 21, “Detenido el tesorero de CDC en una operación contra la trama del 3%”, in El País:
      El documento está escrito en un ordenador, pero también contiene anotaciones manuscritas que han resultado claves para desmadejar las conexiones entre esta constructora y CDC.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to cause laziness in a person

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