English translation of "despejó (en este contexto)" - ""woke her up""

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73 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	Spanish > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	despejó (en este contexto)
Context:	Se colocó ante ella, tan cerca que podía olerlo. Al ver su mirada obsesiva, Brianna se mordió el labio para no gritar, decidida a no darle esa satisfacción, pero supo que no saldría de allí con vida. Sin previo aviso, le dio un bofetón que hizo que viera lucecitas delante de sus ojos, —¡No te atrevas a volver a desmayarte, zorra! —le echó un cubo de agua que tenía preparado al lado y eso la despejó. Medio ahogada, comenzó a toser.

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73 months ago

Ffion Marianne Moyle wrote:

brought her to

My comment:

in other words this means brought her back to consciousness

73 months ago

María P. Álvarez wrote:

cleared her mind

My comment:

She has been slapped forcefully and is on the verge of passing out. Her captor doesn't want her to succumb to unconsciousness so he throws a bucket of (cold?) water at her, thus clearing her mind enough to be aware of what is happening around her.

73 months ago

Clara Fernández wrote:

"woke her up"

My comment:

Despejar is almost like saying "clearing up". So she has fainted and he throws a bucket of water on her and this wakes her up, or "made her come to" It's the simple act of been shaken up by water thrown on her suddenly.

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73 months ago

Clara Fernández wrote:

And she felt like being washed away

My comment:

I think it means that it makes her powerless like sb carried away by the current or a strong wave. Perhaps she should have kicked the bucket in order not to kick her own bucket!!!

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