WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| destetar⇒ vtr | (un niño) | wean⇒ vtr |
| | Mi tío tomó pecho hasta los 5 años, cuando mi abuela por fin lo destetó. |
| | My uncle was breast-fed until he was five years old when my grandmother finally weaned him. |
| destetar vtr | figurado (hacer madurar) | toughen up vtr phrasal sep |
| | Nos está costando destetar al nuevo aprendiz, pero lo conseguiremos. |
| | We're having trouble toughening up the new apprentice, but we'll manage. |
| Additional Translations |
| destetarse⇒ v prnl | (aprender a valerse) | stand on your own two feet, strike out on your own v expr |
| | (figurative) | break free vi phrasal |
| | | emancipate yourself vtr + refl |
| | Juan decidió que era hora de destetarse y empezó a buscar piso. |
| | Juan decided that it was time to stand on his own two feet, and he began to look for an apartment. |
| destetarse v prnl | coloquial (enseñar los pechos) (women) | go topless, go bare-breasted v expr |
| | (men) | go shirtless, go bare-chested v expr |
| | (UK, vulgar) | get your tits out v expr |
| | (UK informal) | flash your chest v expr |
| | En esta playa puedes destetarte sin llamar la atención. |
| | You can go topless (or: bare-breasted) on this beach without attracting attention. |
'destetar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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