No. 10,850 in Spanish
desmarcarse
"Desmarcarse" means "to distance oneself" or "to stand apart."
In a sentence
El jugador decidió desmarcarse para recibir el pase.
The player decided to move away from the marker to receive the pass.
In sports, 'desmarcarse' refers to freeing or unmarking oneself from an opposing player.
Ella quiso desmarcarse de las opiniones de su grupo.
She wanted to distance herself from her group's opinions.
The verb 'desmarcarse' means to distance or dissociate oneself from a stance or opinion.
El político intentó desmarcarse de las acusaciones.
The politician tried to distance himself from the accusations.
In this context, 'desmarcarse' implies separating oneself from an association or implication.
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