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despejar

to clear

verb dehs-peh-HAHR Rare
Travel & Places Geography

Also means

to free up

Usage Note

Despejar covers several senses: clearing a space (despejar el área), clearing the sky (el cielo se despejó), and in football, clearing the ball away from goal. The reflexive despejarse can also mean 'to clear one's head' or 'to clear up' (of weather). In weather forecasts, cielos despejados means 'clear skies.'

Examples

"El portero logró despejar el balón a tiempo."

Natural Translation

The goalkeeper managed to clear the ball in time.

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