Meanings (ES + gloss)
desactivar
To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).
Shepard: I wear a lot of hats, Mr. Vargas. Some days I shut down criminals. Some days I defuse nukes. Some days I like to enjoy private vices. You understand me?
apaciguar • calmar
To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
In recent months, those tactics have come to include defensive maneuvers aimed at defusing the media counteroperations of the United States and its allies.
to defuse a hostage situation