desentenderse

En la calle, era normal que Vicente se desentendiera y creara problemas con los otros por pequeñas cosas.	On the street, it was normal for Vincent to have disagreements and create problems with others over little things.
No era raro que Maria Nilce se desentendiera con alguien que no quisiera poner publicidad en su periódico ella cuidaba la venta de anuncios.	It was not unusual for Maria Nilce to fall out with someone who refused to buy advertising in her newspaper–she was in charge of ad sales.
No era raro que Maria Nilce se desentendiera con alguien que no quisiera poner publicidad en su periódico – ella cuidaba la venta de anuncios.	It was not unusual for Maria Nilce to fall out with someone who refused to buy advertising in her newspaper–she was in charge of ad sales.
Es por lo que les pido el voto afirmativo, porque nadie entendería que este Parlamento se desentendiera de este caso.	That is why I am asking you to vote affirmatively, because it would be incomprehensible for this Parliament to fail to respond to this case.
El arancel podía verse como un sustituto que podría significar que el gobierno se desentendiera de la Universidad y, de hecho, la forzara a privatizarse.	The government could have used the fee issue as a substitute, to avoid facing the university demands head-on and force a de facto privatization of higher education.