despachar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old French despechier (compare modern dépêcher).

Verb

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  1. to dispatch, despatch
  2. to expedite

Conjugation

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Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:despachar.


Spanish

Etymology

From Provençal despachar, from Old French despeechier (to remove impediments) (compare modern French dépêcher), from des- + empeechier (to obstruct, to impede), from Late Latin impedicō (to impede), from pedica (shackle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /despaˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [d̪es.paˈt͡ʃaɾ]

Verb

despachar (first-person singular present despacho, first-person singular preterite despaché, past participle despachado)

  1. to complete
  2. to send or ship
  3. (store) to attend or serve
  4. to dismiss
    Despacharon los estudiantesThey dismissed the students
  5. to finish off
  6. to kill off

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