Spanish Conversation · Level 137
44 words
Spanish word
desamparar
Pronunciation
IPA/desampaˈɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verbabandon
Example
Por favor, no desampares a tu amigo.
Please don't abandon your friend.
More examples
La gente denuncia cuando alguien desampara a un animal.
People report it when someone abandons an animal.
Core concept
Person stranded in a storm without shelter.
Common phrases
desamparar a un animal
abandon an animal
desamparar a un bebé
abandon a baby
Similar words
abandonar: Abandons a person or possession that should be protected and leaves it behind.
dejar: Leaves a person or object behind and goes away from the place.
desatender: Does not provide necessary care or attention to a person or thing and allows deterioration.
descuidar: Shows lack of care or attention toward something or someone, which produces neglect.
Definition in Spanish
Dejar sin ayuda ni protección a una persona o animal; abandonar a alguien que necesita apoyo.
Word origin
From the prefix de- plus amparar 'to protect', originally meaning 'to remove protection' and thus 'to abandon'.
Usage tips
- Stronger than abandonar, desamparar implies depriving a person or animal of help or protection and normally takes the preposition a before the person affected.
Other meanings
- give up onverb
- desertverb
Opposites
- ampararprotectverb
- socorrerrescueverb
Related words
- desamparolack of protectionnoun
- desamparadoabandonedadjective