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desahogar

/desaoˈɡaɾ/

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verb/desaoˈɡaɾ/

to unburden, to relieve; to vent, to rant, to violently express one's feelings; to blow off steam, to let off steam, to pour one's heart out, to get off one's chest

Me hubiera gustado tener entonces un amigo con el que hablar y desahogarme.Last Evenings on Earth

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Spanish des- Spanish des- Spanish ahogar Spanish desahogar From des- + ahogar.