No. 4,076 in Catalan
desmarcar
"Desmarcar" means "to uncheck" or "to take off a mark."
In a sentence
No vull desmarcar-me de les meves responsabilitats.
I do not want to dissociate myself from my responsibilities.
Here, 'desmarcar-me' is used reflexively to indicate distancing or dissociation from something, specifically responsibilities.
Va desmarcar les opcions que no li interessaven.
They unchecked the options that did not interest them.
In this sentence, 'desmarcar' is used in a literal sense, meaning to uncheck or deselect options in a context like a form or a selection process.
Es va desmarcar de la ideologia del grup.
They dissociated themselves from the group's ideology.
Here, 'es va desmarcar' highlights a figurative use, showing a withdrawal or separation from a specific ideology or belief system.
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