【讲西班牙语的加菲猫】第63期

 

lograr

article & verb transitive

1. To gain (obtener), to obtain, to succeed, to procure, to compass.

2. To possess, to enjoy.

3. To avail oneself of.

4. To hit upon, to manage, to do well.

 

Lograr hacer algo -> to manage to do something

Lograr que uno haga algo -> to get somebody to do something

 

 

desatar

article & verb transitive

1. To untie, to undo, to unfasten, to loosen or unbind, to separate, to detach.

2. To loosen, to separate.

3. To solve, to find out, to unravel.

4. To liquefy, to dissolve.

5. To give loose rein to one’s tongue.

6. To lose all reserve, fear, or bashfulness.

7. Desatarse de un compromiso, -> to get out of an agreement.

8. To break, to burst; to break out. (Figurative)

 

Desatarse en injurias -> to let rip with a torrent of abuse

 

9. To spark off, give rise to, unleash. (Figurative)