discharge
A. [ˈdɪstʃɑ:dȝ] -noun
1. [of cargo] descarga (f)
b. [of gun]   descarga (f), disparo (m)
2. (=release)
a. [of patient] alta (f)
b. [of prisoner]   liberaciónoun (f), puesta (f) en libertad
c. [of bankrupt] rehabilitaciónoun (f)
·he got his discharge
(military) lo licenciaron
3. (=dismissal)
a. [of worker] despido (m) (military) baja (f)
4. (=emission) (electricity) descarga (f)
a. [of liquid, waste] vertido (m)
b. [of gas, chemicals] emisiónoun (f) (medicine) (from wound)   secreciónoun (f), supuraciónoun (f) (from vagina) flujo (m) vaginal
5. (=completion)
a. [of duty]   ejercicio (m), cumplimiento (m)
B. [dɪsˈtʃɑ:dȝ] -transitive verb
1. (=unload)
[+ship, cargo] descargar
2. (=fire)
[+gun] descargar, disparar
[+shot] hacer
[+arrow] disparar
3. (=release)
[+patient] dar de alta, dar el alta a
[+prisoner] liberar, poner en libertad
[+bankrupt] rehabilitar
·they discharged him from hospital on Monday
·le dieron de or el alta el lunes
4. (=dismiss)
[+employee] despedir
[+soldier] dar de baja del ejército
5. (=emit)
[+liquid, waste] verter
[+gas, chemicals] emitir (medicine)
[+pus] segregar, supurar
6. (=settle)
[+debt] saldar
7. (=complete)
[+task, duty] cumplir
C. [dɪsˈtʃɑ:dȝ] -intransitive verb
[river] desembocar (into en)
[battery] decargarse
[wound, sore] supurar