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unsaying

/ʌnˈseɪɪŋ/

Meanings
verb

Retractarse, desdecirse

To withdraw, retract (something said).

Examples :

"After blurting out that she disliked the cake, Maria regretted it and spent the rest of the evening unsaying her comment with compliments. "
Después de soltar que no le gustaba el pastel, María se arrepintió y pasó el resto de la noche desdeciendo su comentario con cumplidos.
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Related Words

Illustration subjunctive

subjunctive noun

/səbˈdʒʌŋktɪv/

Subjuntivo

"The subjunctive mood is often used in formal writing to express a wish or a suggestion. "

El subjuntivo se usa a menudo en la escritura formal para expresar un deseo o una sugerencia.

Illustration evening

evening noun

/ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvənɪŋ/

Tarde, anochecer

"The evening air was cool as Sarah walked home from school. "

El aire de la tarde era fresco cuando Sarah caminaba a casa desde la escuela.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration blurting

blurting verb

/ˈblɜːrtɪŋ/ /ˈblɝːtɪŋ/

Soltar, decir sin pensar

"During the surprise party, he accidentally blurted out, "I knew it was coming!" before anyone could yell "Surprise!" "

Durante la fiesta sorpresa, accidentalmente soltó: "¡Sabía que iba a pasar!" antes de que alguien pudiera gritar "¡Sorpresa!".

Illustration retract

retract verb

/ɹəˈtɹækt/

Retraer, replegar

"An airplane retracts its wheels for flight."

Un avión retrae sus ruedas para el vuelo.

Illustration physically

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

Físicamente

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

Los niños se agotaron físicamente jugando al pilla-pilla en el parque.

Illustration comment

comment noun

/ˈkɒmɛnt/ /ˈkɑmɛnt/

Comentario, observación

"I have no comment on that."

No tengo ningún comentario sobre eso.

Illustration regretted

regretted verb

/ɹɪˈɡɹɛtɪd/

Lamentó, se arrepintió

"He regretted his words."

Lamentó sus palabras.

Illustration compliments

compliments noun

/ˈkɒmplɪmənts/ /ˈkɑmplɪmənts/

Cumplidos, elogios

"Her performance earned her many compliments from the audience. "

Su actuación le valió muchos elogios del público.

Illustration disliked

disliked verb

/dɪsˈlaɪkt/ /dɪˈslaɪkt/

Disgustar, ofender

"His constant tardiness disliked the manager. "

Su constante tardanza disgustaba al gerente.

Illustration withdraw

withdraw verb

/wɪðˈdɹɔː/

Retirar, sacar

"The student withdrew their hand from the hot pan. "

El estudiante retiró su mano de la sartén caliente.

Illustration impossible

impossible noun

/ɪmˈpɒs.ə.bəl/ /ɪmˈpɑ.səbl/

Imposibilidad

"The impossible of finishing the project by Friday became a reality when everyone worked late. "

La imposibilidad de terminar el proyecto para el viernes se convirtió en realidad cuando todos trabajaron hasta tarde.