discharge

dar de alta, licenciar

Permitir oficialmente salir de un hospital, dejar las fuerzas armadas o abandonar un lugar donde se estaba retenido.

En inglés sencillo: To officially allow someone to leave a hospital, the armed forces, or a place holding them.

• The hospital discharged her yesterday.
• He was honourably discharged from the army.
• Will the doctor discharge me today?

Cómo se usa: discharge someone from something (The doctor discharged her from hospital yesterday.); be discharged (He was discharged after completing his military service.)

Sinónimos: release

Antónimos: admit

Expresiones frecuentes: discharge a patient, discharge someone from something, discharge someone home

verter, expulsar

Hacer que algo fluya o salga de un lugar o recipiente.

En inglés sencillo: To let something flow or come out of a place or container.

• The pipe discharges water.
• The factory discharged waste into the sea.
• Gas was discharged through a small opening.

Cómo se usa: discharge something into something (The pipe discharges water into the river.)

Sinónimos: release, expel, emit

Expresiones frecuentes: discharge waste, discharge into something, discharge water

descargar, liberar

Dejar salir algo del lugar donde estaba contenido, a veces de golpe o todo a la vez.

En inglés sencillo: To let something leave a place where it was held, sometimes suddenly or all at once.

• The valve discharges steam.
• The factory discharged waste into the river.
• Pressure dropped when gas was discharged from the tank.

Cómo se usa: discharge something into something (The pipe discharges water into the river.); discharge something from something (They discharged the steam from the tank.)

Sinónimos: release, emit, let out

Expresiones frecuentes: discharge steam, discharge waste, discharge something into something

descargar, descargarse

Perder la electricidad almacenada o hacer que salga.

En inglés sencillo: To lose stored electricity or let it flow out.

• The battery discharged overnight.
• This circuit discharges the capacitor safely.
• Unused batteries can discharge slowly.

Sinónimos: drain

Antónimos: charge

Expresiones frecuentes: discharge a battery, discharge completely, discharge a capacitor

disparar

Disparar un arma de fuego, o producirse el disparo del arma.

En inglés sencillo: To fire a gun, or for a gun to fire.

• The gun discharged accidentally.
• He discharged his pistol into the air.
• No weapons were discharged during the arrest.

Sinónimos: fire, shoot

Expresiones frecuentes: discharge a gun, discharge a weapon, discharge accidentally

saldar, cumplir

Pagar una deuda o cumplir una tarea u obligación.

En inglés sencillo: To pay what you owe or complete something you are required to do.

• She discharged the debt in full.
• They have discharged all their legal obligations.
• His final payment will discharge the loan.

Sinónimos: settle, fulfil

Expresiones frecuentes: discharge a debt, discharge an obligation, discharge your duties

secreción

Líquido distinto de la sangre que sale de una herida o abertura del cuerpo, a menudo por una infección.

En inglés sencillo: Liquid other than blood that comes from a wound or body opening, often because of an infection.

• There was yellow discharge from the wound.
• The doctor asked about the discharge from his eye.
• Has the discharge changed color?

Cómo se usa: discharge from something (She noticed discharge from her ear.)

Sinónimos: secretion

Expresiones frecuentes: yellow discharge, discharge from something, vaginal discharge, clear discharge

descarga, disparo

Acción de dejar salir algo, especialmente de disparar un arma de fuego.

En inglés sencillo: The action of letting something out, especially firing a gun.

• An accidental discharge damaged the wall.
• The valve allows a slow discharge of steam.
• Several discharges were heard near the firing range.

Cómo se usa: discharge of something (We heard the discharge of a firearm.)

Sinónimos: release, firing

Expresiones frecuentes: accidental discharge, discharge of steam, discharge averted