despedir

vt

• 1 (decir adiós) vinieron a despedirme al aeropuerto = they came to see me off at the airport

• 2 (del trabajo) to dismiss, fire (colloq); (por reducción de personal) to lay off Definition of dismiss in the British & World English dictionary Definition of dismiss in the US English dictionary Translate dismiss | into French | into German | into Italian

• 3 [olor] to give off; [humo/vapor] to emit, give off salir despedido [corcho/pelota] = to shoot out el conductor salió despedido del asiento = the driver was thrown out of his seatTranslate give off | into French | into German | into Italian