derail

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈreɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/diˈreɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dē rāl′)

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derail⇒ vi (train: go off rails)descarrilarse⇒ v prnl
 A train derailed in town and damaged several buildings.
 Un tren se descarriló en el pueblo y causó daños a varios edificios.
derail [sth]⇒ vtr (train: cause to go off rails)hacer descarrilar loc verb
 An illegal blockade derailed the train.
 Un bloqueo ilegal hizo descarrilar el tren.
derail [sth] vtr figurative (plan, discussion: disrupt)arruinar⇒ vtr
  estropear⇒ vtr
  desbaratar⇒ vtr
 The freak storm derailed our plans to take a road trip.
 La tormenta arruinó nuestros planes de hacer un viaje por carretera.
derail⇒ vi figurative (plan: go wrong)arruinarse⇒ v prnl
  estropearse⇒ v prnl
  malograrse⇒ v prnl
 Despite our best efforts, the carefully laid plans derailed.
 A pesar de los esfuerzos, nuestros planes se arruinaron.
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'derail' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
shitpost - shitposting
Spanish:
descarrilar - desrielar


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