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desprendimiento

detachment

noun des-pren-dee-MYEN-toh Rare

Also means

landslide; generosity

Usage Note

Desprendimiento is the noun of desprenderse (to come loose, to detach). It has three common uses: a physical detachment such as desprendimiento de retina (retinal detachment) or desprendimiento de tierra (landslide); and the figurative sense of selfless generosity or disinterestedness (actuar con desprendimiento = to act with selflessness). The figurative sense is its most positive register, while the geological/medical senses are neutral.

Examples

"Donó todo con un gran desprendimiento."

Natural Translation

He donated everything with great generosity.

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