desahogar

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Etymology[edit]

From des- +‎ ahogar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /desaoˈɡaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.oˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧sa‧ho‧gar

Verb[edit]

desahogar (first-person singular present desahogo, first-person singular preterite desahogué, past participle desahogado)

  1. to unburden, to relieve
  2. to vent, to rant, to violently express one's feelings
    • 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “La nieve”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:
      Me hubiera gustado tener entonces un amigo con el que hablar y desahogarme.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to blow off steam, to let off steam, to pour one's heart out, to get off one's chest

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