Despiste in english
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pronunciation: mɪsɪŋ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: mɪsɪŋ part of speech: adjective
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despistar = disconcert ; flummox.
Example: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.Example: While a lot of humans are quick to say they love dogs, there are just as many who feel totally flummoxed by their dog's behavior.more:
» despistarse = wander off + route ; wander off + track ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; become + disoriented ; drift away .
Example: If one with route knowledge wanders off the route, it would be very difficult for them to backtrack to the route of their own. Example: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question. Example: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature. Example: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature. Example: Therefore we ought to pay greater attention to the things that were heard, lest perhaps we drift away.» despistarse en = be off in .
Example: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.despiste
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» cometer errores por despiste = bump into + lampposts .
Example: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.» jugar al despiste = throw + a dead cat on the table [Usado generalmente en política para referirse a una cuestión que trae a colación para distraer a la oposición del tema engorroso que se está debatiendo] ; throw (in) + a red herring ; blow + a smokescreen ; put up + a smokescreen .
Example: There is one thing that is absolutely certain about throwing a dead cat on the table, everyone will be talking about the dead cat, the thing you want them to talk about, and they will not be talking about the issue that has been causing you so much grief. Example: It was you who would always throw a red herring to diver attention on some matters that you, your son and your brothers were involved in. Example: Meanwhile, Russia give arms and nuclear scientists to Iran and Syria, while blowing a smokescreen at the U.N. with a bunch of rhetoric. Example: Critics who claim the bill promotes religion instead of science either haven't read the bill or are putting up a smokescreen to divert attention from their goal to censor dissenting scientific views.