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dismiss

/dɪˈsmɪs/ [dismisses]

Translation

v [t]
(una idea o una opinión)
descartar
desechar
I dismissed his remarks
Deseché sus comentarios
despedir
He was dismissed from his job
Lo despidieron de su trabajo
cesantear amér.
botar amér.
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
dejar salir
The teacher dismissed the class
El profesor dejó salir a la clase
(Definition of dismiss v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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