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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| descomponer⇒ vtr | (separar en partes) | split up, break down vtr phrasal sep |
| | | separate⇒, split⇒ vtr |
| | Para analizar el problema empieza por descomponer el todo en la suma de sus partes. |
| | To analyse the problem, start by breaking down the whole into the sum of its parts. |
| descomponer vtr | (indisponer, enfermar) | upset⇒ vtr |
| | Comer marisco fuera de temporada descompondrá tu estómago. |
| | Eating off season seafood will upset your stomach. |
| descomponer vtr | AmL (averiar un objeto) | break⇒ vtr |
| | La humedad del aire puede descomponer este delicado aparato. |
| | The air humidity can break this delicate appliance. |
| descomponerse⇒ v prnl | (materia orgánica: pudrirse) | go bad v expr |
| | (UK, colloquial) | go off vi phrasal insep |
| | | rot⇒ vi |
| | | decompose⇒ vi |
| | No utilizaron conservadores en los embutidos: pronto comenzarán a descomponerse. |
| | Con el calor el cadáver se descompuso con mayor rapidez. |
| | The cold meats don't have any preservatives in them so they will go bad soon. |
| descomponerse v prnl | (indisponerse, enfermarse) | get sick vi + adj |
| | (more formal) | become unwell vi + adj |
| | Antonio se descompuso por comer tantos dulces. |
| | Antonio got sick from eating so many sweets. |
| descomponerse v prnl | (rostro: cambiar de gesto) (figurative) | fall⇒, drop⇒ vi |
| | (figurative: body) | slump⇒ vi |
| | Su rostro se descompuso cuando recibió la noticia de su despido. |
| | Her face dropped when she found out she was being fired. |
| descomponerse v prnl | (cuerpo, cadáver) | decompose⇒, decay⇒ vi |
| | (informal) | rot⇒ vi |
| | | putrefy⇒ vi |
| | Con el calor el cadáver se descompuso con mayor rapidez. |
| | The cadaver decomposed at a faster speed due to the heat. |
| descomponerse v prnl | (perder la serenidad) | go to pieces v expr |
| | | break down vi phrasal |
| | | come apart vi phrasal |
| | Me descompongo cada vez que mencionan el nombre de ese sujeto. |
| | I go to pieces every time that guy's name is mentioned. |
| descomponerse v prnl | AmL (objeto: averiarse) | break down vi + adv |
| | | break⇒ vi |
| | | stop working vtr + n |
| | Se descompuso la lavadora: tengo que llamar al técnico para que la arregle. |
| | The washing machine broke down. I have to call the technician to come and fix it. |