afirmar

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to say

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afirmar
transitive verb
1to say, to declare (decir)
  • afirmó que… -> he stated that…
  • afirmó haber hablado con ella -> he said o stated that he had talked to her
2to reinforce (reforzar)
intransitive verb
3to agree, to consent (asentir)
  • afirmar con la cabeza -> to nod (in agreement)
afirmarse
pronomial verb
1(asegurarse)
  • afirmarse en los estribos -> to steady oneself in the stirrups
2(ratificarse)
  • afirmarse en algo -> to reaffirm something

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afirmar [ah-feer-mar’]
article & verb transitive
1To make fast, to secure, to clinch.
2To affirm, to assure for certain; to contend.
  • Afirmar una carta -> at cards, to give one card a fixed value
verb neuter
3To inhabit, to reside. (n)

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afirmar
verbo:transitivo
1 (reforzar) to make secure; strengthen
2 (declarar) to assert; state; [+lealtad] to declare; protest
afirmar que to affirm that; afirmar bajo juramento to swear under oath
3 (Latinoamérica) [+golpe] to deal; give
verbo:pronominal
afirmarse
1 (recobrar el equilibrio) to steady o.s.
afirmarse en los estribos (sujetarse) to settle one's feet firmly in the stirrups; (S. Cone) (aguantarse) to grit one's teeth
2
afirmarse en lo dicho to stand by what one has said

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Verb Conjugation for "afirmar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo afirmo afirmé afirmaba afirmaré afirme
Tú afirmas afirmaste afirmabas afirmarás afirmes
Ella/Él/Usted afirma afirmó afirmaba afirmará afirme
Nosotros afirmamos afirmamos afirmábamos afirmaremos afirmemos
Vosotros afirmáis afirmasteis afirmabais afirmaréis afirméis
Ellos/Ustedes afirman afirmaron afirmaban afirmarán afirmen
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