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soltar (conjugate soltar) verbo transitivo 1 (dejar ir) ‹persona› to release, to let … go;◊ soltó al perro he let the dog off the leash2 (dejar de tener agarrado) to let go of;◊ no lo sueltes don't let go of it;soltó el dinero y huyó he dropped/let go of the money and ran; ¡suelta la pistola! drop the gun! 3a) (desatar) ‹cuerda/cable› to undo, untie;◊ soltar amarras to cast offb) (aflojar):◊ suelta la cuerda poco a poco let o pay out the rope graduallyc) ‹freno› to release;‹embrague› to let outd) (desatascar) ‹cable/cuerda› to free;‹tuerca› to undo, get … undone 4 (desprender) ‹calor/vapor› to give off; ‹pelo› to shed 5 ‹carcajada› to let out; ‹palabrotas/disparates› to come out with; ‹grito› to let out soltarse verbo pronominal 1 (refl) [perro] to get loose;◊ no te sueltes de la mano don't let go of my hand2 (desatarse) [nudo] to come undone, come loose; (aflojarse) [nudo] to loosen, come loose; [tornillo] to come loose
soltar verbo transitivo
1 (dejar en libertad) to release
2 (desasir) to let go off: soltó el perro por la finca, he let the dog run loose around the estate
¡suéltale!, let him go!, suelta esa cuerda, undo that rope
3 (despedir) to give off: suelta un olor pestilente, it stinks (un líquido) to ooze
4 (decir inopinadamente) me soltó una fresca, he answered me back
soltó una tontería, he made a silly remark
5 (dar de pronto) to give: me soltó una patada, he gave me a kick (una carcajada, un estornudo) to let out 'soltar' also found in these entries: Spanish: aflojar - amarra - carcajada - escurrirse - prenda - rollo - desprender - indirecta - largar - suelta - taco English: cast off - cough up - disengage - drop - free - give - go - hint - let out - loose - release - shell out - spout - swear - unclench - cast - cough - crack - drag - laugh - let - loosen - scream - unleash - untie
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.