desmontar
verb
1. to dismantle, disassemble
separating something into its parts
Common combinations
- desmontar una máquina — to dismantle a machine
- desmontar un mueble — to disassemble a piece of furniture
- desmontar una pieza — to remove a part
- Desmonté la cama para mudarme.I disassembled the bed to move house.
- Hay que desmontar la máquina.The machine has to be dismantled.
- El técnico desmontó el motor.The technician disassembled the engine.
2. to take down, dismantle
removing an installed structure
Common combinations
- desmontar un escenario — to take down a stage
- desmontar una tienda — to take down a tent
- desmontar una exposición — to dismantle an exhibition
- Después del concierto desmontaron el escenario.They took down the stage after the concert.
- Tenemos que desmontar la tienda.We have to take down the tent.
- Los trabajadores desmontaron la exposición.The workers dismantled the exhibition.
3. to dismount, get off + de
getting off an animal or vehicle
Common combinations
- desmontar del caballo — to dismount from a horse
- desmontar de la bicicleta — to get off a bicycle
- desmontar del poni — to get off a pony
- El jinete desmontó del caballo.The rider dismounted from the horse.
- Desmontó de la bicicleta frente a la casa.He got off his bicycle in front of the house.
- El niño desmontó del poni con cuidado.The boy carefully got off the pony.
4. to debunk, refute
showing that an idea or claim is false
Common combinations
- desmontar un mito — to debunk a myth
- desmontar una teoría — to refute a theory
- desmontar un argumento — to refute an argument
- El periodista desmontó el mito.The journalist debunked the myth.
- Los datos desmontan esa teoría.The data refute that theory.
- La científica desmontó el argumento.The scientist refuted the argument.
Same root
Phrases with this word
desmontar un mitodesmontar una teoría