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Dictionary: un·string   (ŭn-strĭng') pronunciation
 
tr.v., -strung (-strŭng'), -string·ing, -strings.
  1. To remove from a string.
  2. To unfasten or loosen the strings of.
  3. Informal. To deprive of composure or emotional stability; unnerve.

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WordNet: unstring
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: remove the strings from
  Antonym: string (meaning #7)


 
Translations: Unstring
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afstrenge, tage af snor

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontsnaren, losser spannen/maken, afrijgen, van streek maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - enlever les cordes de, désenfiler

Deutsch (German)
v. - abfädeln, aufziehen, die Saiten lockern od. entfernen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκνευρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
allentare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desencordoar, afrouxar (cordas de instrumento), enervar

Русский (Russian)
снимать или ослаблять струну, тетиву, распускать (бусы, бисер и т. п.), расшатывать (нервы)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desencordar, trastornar, desensartar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta bort en sträng på, knyta upp, ta bort snöret på, bildl. göra nervös

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
把弦解下, 使神经衰弱

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 把弦解下, 使神經衰弱

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (현악기의) 현을 풀다, 긴장을 풀다, 느슨하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 弦をはずす, 緊張を解く, 弦を緩める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) اخرج من, فرط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריפה קשר, ריפה מיתר, ריפה מתח, הסיר מיתרים, התיר, הוריד ממחרוזת‬


 
 
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