OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 5771

discharge

/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
(el) alta
The act of expelling or letting go.
care transition after discharge
baja • licenciamiento
The act of expelling or letting go.
career transition after discharge
secreción
The process of flowing out.
Near-synonyms: effluent, effluence (sometimes synonymous)
descarga
The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
caudal
The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 5770

discharge

/dɪsˈtʃɑːdʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
completar • cumplir
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
O most dear mistress, / The sun will set before I shall discharge / What I must strive to do.
descargar • despedir
To expel or let go.
Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect muscular actions.
dar de alta • dar el alta
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
descharchar • despedir
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
disparar
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
I ran forward, discharging my pistol into the creature's body in an effort to force it to relinquish its prey; but I might as profitably have shot at the sun.
discharge his pieces