deflate

[US]/dɪ'fleɪt/
[UK]/dɪ'flet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. dejar salir aire o gas; reducir en tamaño o importancia; disminuir el valor de la moneda; desinflar; quitar la autoconfianza
Word Forms
Gerundiodeflating
Tercera persona singulardeflates
Participio pasadodeflated
Pasadodeflated
Pluraldeflates

Phrases & Collocations

deflate the balloon

desinflar el globo

deflate the tire

desinflar el neumático

deflate the ego

desinflar el ego

Example Sentences

he deflated one of the tyres.

Él desinfló uno de los neumáticos.

The balloon deflated slowly.

El globo se desinfló lentamente.

He was deflated by the news.

Él se sintió desanimado por la noticia.

Her rebuff thoroughly deflated him.

Su rechazo lo desinfló por completo.

Losing the contest deflated my ego.

Perder el concurso desinfló mi ego.

I was quite deflated by her lack of interest in my suggestions.

Me sentí bastante desanimado por su falta de interés en mis sugerencias.

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