| Principal Translations |
| dispose [sb] towards [sb/sth] vtr + prep | (make inclined) | predisponer a alguien a loc verb |
| | George's optimistic view of life disposed him towards cheerfulness. |
| | La visión optimista de la vida de George le predispone a la alegría. |
| dispose [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (make inclined) | predisponer a alguien a algo loc verb |
| | Elizabeth was normally a peaceful person, but the nonsense she heard at the meeting disposed her to argue. |
| | Elizabeth era por lo general una persona tranquila, pero la tontería que oyó en la reunión la predispuso a discutir. |
Locuciones verbales
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| dispose of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (throw away) | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | | tirar⇒ vtr |
| | (AmL) | botar⇒ vtr |
| | After the funeral, we have a whole houseful of stuff to dispose of. |
| | Después del funeral, tenemos una casa llena de cosas de las cuales debemos deshacernos. |
| dispose of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (get rid of) | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | The dealers tried to dispose of the evidence by flushing the drugs down the toilet. |
| | Los traficantes trataron de deshacerse de la evidencia tirando las drogas al excusado. |
| dispose of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (give away) | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | Adam disposed of all his worldly goods before entering a monastery. |
| | Adam se deshizo de todos sus bienes materiales antes de entrar al monasterio. |
| dispose of [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (person: kill) | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | (coloquial) | despachar a vtr + prep |
| | The mafia don ordered a hit man to dispose of the traitor. |
| | El mafioso contrató a un sicario para deshacerse del traidor. |
| dispose of [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (opponent: beat) | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | | acabar con vi + prep |
| | The boxer disposed of his opponent in just two rounds. |
| | El boxeador se deshizo de su oponente en solamente dos rounds. |
| dispose of [sth] vtr phrasal insep | formal (deal with conclusively) | terminar con vi + prep |
| | | deshacerse de v prnl + prep |
| | | dar por terminado loc verb |
| | Let's dispose of this matter once and for all. |
| | Terminemos con este asunto de una vez por todas. |