| Principal Translations |
| despachar⇒ vtr | (atender clientes) | serve⇒, attend⇒ vtr |
| | El carnicero del centro es un hombre gruñón que despacha a las personas de mala gana. |
| | The butcher in the centre is a grumpy man who serves customers reluctantly. |
| despachar vtr | (vender mercancías) | wait on vi + prep |
| | | serve⇒, attend⇒ vtr |
| | | take care of v expr |
| | Mi papá trabajaba despachando pescado en el mercado. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She waits on the customers in the shoe department. |
| despachar vtr | (enviar mercancías) | send⇒ vtr |
| | (merchandise) | ship⇒, dispatch⇒ vtr |
| | Tenemos que despachar todos los paquetes. |
| | We have to send all the packages. |
| despachar vtr | (resolver: situación, problema) (resolve) | sort out, iron out vtr phrasal insep |
| | | deal with vtr phrasal sep |
| | | settle⇒ vtr |
| | Los expertos despacharon el asunto en media hora. |
| | The experts sorted out the matter in half an hour. |
| despachar vtr | (echar, sacar) (formal) | dismiss⇒, discharge⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | fire⇒, sack⇒ vtr |
| | (colloquial) | send packing v expr |
| | Despaché a mi secretaria porque siempre llegaba tarde al trabajo. |
| | I dismissed my secretary because she was always late to work. |
| despachar vtr | figurado, coloquial (matar) (informal) | finish off, bump off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (figurative: [sb]) | dispatch⇒ vtr |
| | Los mafiosos no dudaron en despachar a los traidores. |
| | The mafia didn't hang around in bumping off traitors. |
| despachar vtr | coloquial (terminar algo) | finish off vtr phrasal insep |
| | | deal with vtr phrasal insep |
| | Tengo que despachar unos asuntos antes de ponerme con lo tuyo. |
| | I have to finish a few things off before getting round to yours. |
| despacharse algo v prnl | coloquial (comer, beber por completo) (informal) | finish off, polish off vtr phrasal sep |
| | (eat fast, voraciously) | wolf down v expr |
| | (liquids) | knock back, guzzle down vtr phrasal insep |
| | Los invitados se despacharon la cena y se fueron sin dar las gracias. |
| | The guests finished off the dinner and left without saying thank you. |