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desengañar

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
desengañar⇒ vtr	(sacar de un error) (of idea)	disabuse⇒ vtr
		set [sb] straight, set [sb] right v expr
	(colloquial)	open [sb]'s eyes v expr
	Desengaña al cliente; los productos no están en oferta.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I thought she liked me, but she disabused me of that notion.
desengañar vtr	(hacer perder fe en algo) (informal)	burst [sb]'s bubble, bring [sb] down to earth v expr
	(informal)	throw cold water on [sth] v expr
	(destroy hopes, dreams)	disillusion⇒ vtr
	(not meet expectations)	disappoint⇒ vtr
	Diego pensó que crear la empresa sería buena idea, pero los problemas lo desengañaron pronto.
	Diego had thought that setting up the company was a good idea, but the problems soon brought him down to earth.
desengañarse⇒ v prnl	(ver la realidad)	see the light v expr
		see things as they really are v expr
	(colloquial)	wise up vi phrasal
	Esos hombres estaban convencidos de que la Tierra era plana, pero se desengañaron al ver las fotografías tomadas desde el satélite.
	People were convinced the Earth was flat but they saw the light.
desengañarse v prnl	(desilusionarse) (colloquial)	wise up vi phrasal
	Éramos jóvenes e idealistas, pero nos desengañamos pronto.
	We were young and idealists, but we soon wised up.

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