What does destrabar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word destrabar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use destrabar in Spanish.

The word destrabar in Spanish means loosen, dislodge, unlock, unblock, come loose, unfetter itself, detach itself, overcome. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word destrabar

loosen, dislodge

verbo transitivo (desprender, desunir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El fuerte golpe destrabó una pata de la mesa.
The heavy blow loosened (or: dislodged) a table leg.

unlock

verbo transitivo (liberar el movimiento) (door, window)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Con un poco de grasa, conseguimos destrabar la ventana.
With a little grease, we managed to unlock the window.

unblock

verbo transitivo (figurado (proceso: eliminar obstáculos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ambas partes llegaron a un acuerdo para destrabar las negociaciones.
The two sides reached an agreement to unblock the negotiations.

come loose

verbo pronominal (desprenderse, desunirse)

unfetter itself, detach itself

verbo pronominal (objeto móvil: liberarse)

overcome

verbo pronominal (figurado (proceso: superar obstáculos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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