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dispose of VB [Am dəˈspoʊz -, Brit dɪˈspəʊz -] (v + prep + o)

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1.3. dispose of (deal with):

dispose of problem/question/objection

2. dispose of (have use of) form:

dispose of funds/resources

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dispose [Am dəˈspoʊz, Brit dɪˈspəʊz] VB trans form

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1. dispose (incline):

this does not dispose me to like her

esto no me predispone a su favor

2.1. dispose (arrange):

2.2. dispose (determine):

of [Am əv, Brit ɒv, (ə)v] PREP

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1. of (indicating relationship, material, content):

the son of Mr and Mrs T Phipps

el hijo de los señores Phipps

it's made of wood

it's made of wood

está hecho de madera

a box of chocolates

una caja de bombones

a kilo of grapes

un kilo de uvas

that piece of Schumann's

esa pieza de Schumann

a colleague of mine/his/ours

un colega mío/suyo/nuestro

it's no business of yours

no es asunto tuyo

that brother of yours

el loco (or estúpido or irresponsable etc.) de tu hermano

2. of (descriptive use):

the city of Athens

la ciudad de Atenas

a girl by the name of Elizabeth

una niña llamada Elizabeth

a boy of ten

un niño de diez años

a woman of courage/character

una mujer valiente/de carácter

a matter of great urgency

un asunto de extrema urgencia

a brute of a man

una bestia de hombre

he's a giant of a man

a little gem of a play

una obra que es una joyita

3.1. of (partitive use):

there were eight of us

he invited the eight of us

nos invitó a los ocho

six of them survived

seis de ellos sobrevivieron

many of you

muchos de ustedes

the whole of the second floor

todo el segundo piso

of all the stupid things to say!

¡mira qué cosa de ir a decir!

fancy choosing her of all people!

¡mira que elegirla a ella!

you of all people should have known better

tú deberías haberlo sabido mejor que nadie

he drank of the wine arch

bebió del vino

4. of (indicating date, time):

the sixth of October

el seis de octubre

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son las cinco menos diez

it is ten (minutes) of five Am

son diez para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

it is a quarter of five Am

son las cinco menos cuarto

it is a quarter of five Am

son un cuarto para las cinco LatAm excl RioPl

of an evening we like to sit in the garden

por las noches nos gusta sentarnos en el jardín

Jane, his wife of six months …

Jane, con la que llevaba/lleva casado seis meses …

her friend of over 20 years

su amigo de hace más de 20 años

7.2. of (by):

of arch

beloved of all

querido por or de todos

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disponer en testamento

to dispose of in a will

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I.dispose [dɪˈspəʊz, Am -ˈspoʊz] VB trans

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1. dispose (place):

2. dispose (incline):

II.dispose [dɪˈspəʊz, Am -ˈspoʊz] VB intr

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of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

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1. of:

3. of (done by):

it's kind of him

es amable de su parte

4. of (representing):

a drawing of Paul

un dibujo de Paul

7. of (away from):

to be north of London

estar al norte de Londres

9. of Am (to):

it is ten/a quarter of two

son las dos menos diez/cuarto

14. of (a portion of):

there's a lot of it

hay mucho de eso

one of the best

uno de los mejores

the best of friends

los mejores amigos

many of them came

muchos de ellos vinieron

there are five of them

hay cinco de ellos

he knows the five of them

los conoce a los cinco

two of the five

dos de los cinco

he of all people knows that

él debería saberlo mejor que nadie

today of all days

hoy precisamente

15. of (to amount of):

80 years of age

80 años de edad

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The act imposes management requirements on generators, transporters, and persons who treat or dispose of hazardous waste. en.wikipedia.org

The unit has two robots to help them dispose of explosives in a way that minimizes risk to personnel. en.wikipedia.org

Mixed waste is much more expensive to manage and dispose of than waste that is solely radioactive. en.wikipedia.org

Pretending to be helpful, the gang offers to dispose of the old pots, but instead, stack them against a nearby wall. en.wikipedia.org

The trio again visit the same woods to dispose of the two bodies. en.wikipedia.org

Dispose of the wood by wrapping it in plastic. en.wikipedia.org

Remove and dispose of existing kneelers and replace with new ones. en.wikipedia.org

In 1995 a new bio energy plant was opened to dispose of the bark and sludge. en.wikipedia.org

Together, the charities dispose of a volunteer base of over 100,000 persons. en.wikipedia.org

A lifetime's interest means that the inheritor can not sell or dispose of that part of the inheritance, but can draw interest from investing it. en.wikipedia.org

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