WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| dismiss [sb]⇒ vtr | (sack, fire: an employee) | despedir a vtr + prep |
| | | echar a vtr + prep |
| | When John's employers caught him stealing from them, they dismissed him immediately. |
| | Cuando lo encontraron robando, sus jefes despidieron a Juan. |
| dismiss [sb] from [sth] vtr + prep | (sack, fire: an employee) | despedir a alguien de loc verb |
| | | echar a alguien de loc verb |
| | The board of governors dismissed Ellen from her job as school secretary because of her poor timekeeping. |
| | La junta despidió a Ellen de su puesto como secretaria académica porque no llegaba a tiempo. |
| dismiss [sb] vtr | (release, allow to leave) | dejar salir a loc verb |
| | (PR) | despachar a vtr + prep |
| | The teacher dismissed the student once she had finished telling him off. |
| | La maestra dejó salir al alumno una vez que terminó de retarlo. |
| dismiss [sth]⇒ vtr | (reject: idea) | descartar⇒ vtr |
| | | desestimar⇒ vtr |
| | Tim is tired of the boss dismissing all his ideas. |
| | Tim está cansado de que el jefe descarte todas sus ideas. |
| Additional Translations |
| dismiss [sth] vtr | (throw out: a legal case) | desestimar⇒ vtr |
| | | denegar⇒ vtr |
| | The judge dismissed the case due to lack of evidence. |
| | El juez desestimó el caso por falta de evidencia. |
| dismiss [sb]⇒ vtr | (disregard, not take seriously) | descartar a vtr + prep |
| | At first, Robert thought Marilyn was just a silly young woman and simply dismissed her, but then he realised she was actually very intelligent. |
| | Al principio Roberto creyó que Marilyn era solo una joven ingenua y la descartó, pero después se dio cuenta de que en realidad era muy inteligente. |
| dismiss [sth]⇒ vtr | (disregard, not take seriously) | desestimar⇒ vtr |
| | The politician has dismissed rumours of his affair. |
| | El político desestimó los rumores sobre su aventura. |
| dismiss [sb] as [sth] vtr + prep | (disregard, not take seriously) | desestimar a alguien por loc verb |
| | The police dismissed the caller as a time-waster. |
| | El policía desestimó a la persona que llamó por hacerle perder tiempo. |
| dismiss [sth] as [sth] vtr + prep | (disregard, not take seriously) | desestimar algo por loc verb |
| | At first the editor dismissed the story as a rumor. |
| | Al principio el editor desestimó la historia por ser sólo un rumor. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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