dismiss

rechazar, desestimar

Negarse a aceptar una petición, una alegación o un caso judicial.

En inglés sencillo: To refuse to accept a request, claim, or legal case.

• The judge dismissed the case.
• The court dismissed their appeal yesterday.
• Her request was dismissed without explanation.

Sinónimos: reject, throw out

Antónimos: accept

Expresiones frecuentes: dismiss a case, dismiss an appeal, dismiss a claim

despedir

Poner fin oficialmente al empleo de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: To officially make someone leave their job.

• The company dismissed him.
• She was dismissed for stealing money.
• Can an employer dismiss someone without notice?

Cómo se usa: dismiss someone from something (They dismissed him from his job.); dismiss someone for something (She was dismissed for misconduct.)

Sinónimos: fire, sack, discharge

Antónimos: hire

Expresiones frecuentes: dismiss an employee, dismiss someone from work

menospreciar, desestimar

Considerar algo demasiado insignificante o absurdo para prestarle atención.

En inglés sencillo: To treat something as too unimportant or unreasonable to deserve attention.

• Do not dismiss her feelings.
• He dismissed our concerns as silly.
• They dismissed the criticism without considering it.

Cómo se usa: dismiss something as something (She dismissed the story as nonsense.)

Sinónimos: disregard, brush aside

Expresiones frecuentes: dismiss someone’s concerns, dismiss something as nonsense

despedir

Decir a una persona o grupo que puede o debe marcharse.

En inglés sencillo: To tell someone or a group that they can or must leave.

• The teacher dismissed the class.
• The soldiers were dismissed after the parade.
• He dismissed his visitors and closed the door.

Sinónimos: send away, release

Expresiones frecuentes: dismiss the class, dismiss the soldiers

apartar, desechar

Dejar de pensar en una idea, preocupación o posibilidad.

En inglés sencillo: To stop thinking about a thought, worry, or possibility.

• She dismissed the thought.
• He tried to dismiss his worries and sleep.
• I could not dismiss the possibility of failure.

Cómo se usa: dismiss something from your mind (She dismissed the memory from her mind.)

Sinónimos: put aside, banish

Expresiones frecuentes: dismiss a thought, dismiss something from memory

expulsar

Obligar a un jugador a abandonar el campo por infringir las reglas.

En inglés sencillo: To make a player leave the field after breaking the rules.

• The referee dismissed the player.
• He was dismissed after a dangerous tackle.
• Two players were dismissed before halftime.

Cómo se usa: dismiss someone for something (The referee dismissed him for violent conduct.)

Sinónimos: send off

Expresiones frecuentes: dismiss a player, dismiss someone for fouling