apear

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apear

transitive verb

1. to take down (bajar)

2. (informal) (disuadir)

apear a alguien de -> to talk somebody out of
no pudimos apearle de su idea -> we couldn't get him to give up his idea

apearse

pronomial verb

1. (bajarse)

apearse (de) -> to alight (from), to get off; (tren) to get out (of); (coche, autobús) to dismount (from) (caballo)

2. (informal)

apearse de -> to give up (abandonar) (idea)
apearse del burro (informal figurative) -> to back down

apear [ah-pay-ar’]

article & verb transitive

1. to alight from a horse, or carriage.

2. To measure lands, tenements, or buildings; to set landmarks.

3. To block or scotch a wheel.

4. To prop a building.

5. To take a thing down from its place; to prop, stay, or shore a building, while alterations are in progress. (Architecture)

6. To dissuade. (Metaphorical)

7. To remove difficulties. (Metaphorical)

Apear el río -> to wade or ford a river
Apear una caballería -> to shackle a horse or mule

8. Apear a uno de su opinión, to make somebody give up his view, to persuade somebody that his opinion is wrong.

9. Apear el tratamiento a uno, to drop somebody’s title, address somebody without formality.

10. To dismiss, to sack.

11. To kill. (Andes)

verb reflexive

12. To alight.

Apearse por la cola or por las orejas -> to give some absurd answer

13. To get out, to dismount.

14. Apearse de algo, to get rid of something.

apear

verbo:transitivo

1 (ayudar a bajar) to help down; help to alight;de from; [+objeto] to take down; get down;de from; [+árbol] to fell

2 [+caballo] to hobble; [+rueda] to chock

3 (Archit) to prop up

4 [+problema] to solve; work out; [+dificultad] to overcome

5 (disuadir)

apear a algn de su opinión to persuade sb that his opinion is wrong

apear el tratamiento a algn (suprimir el tratamiento) to drop sb's title

7 (despedir) to give the boot (familiar); sack (familiar)

apear a algn de su cargo to remove sb from his post

8 (And) (matar) to kill

9 (Centroamérica) (reprender) to dress down (familiar); tell off (familiar)

verbo:pronominal

apearse

1 (bajarse) (de caballo, mula) to dismount; (de tren, autobús) to get off; alight (formal)

yo me apeo en la próxima parada I'm getting off at the next stop

no apearse del burro to refuse to climb o back down

apearse en (Latinoamérica) to stay at; put up at

apearse de algo (And) (librarse) to get rid of sth

no apeársela (Centroamérica) (estar borracho) to be drunk all the time

Verb Conjugation for "apear"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	apeo	apeé	apeaba	apearé	apee
Tú	apeas	apeaste	apeabas	apearás	apees
Ella/Él/Usted	apea	apeó	apeaba	apeará	apee
Nosotros	apeamos	apeamos	apeábamos	apearemos	apeemos
Vosotros	apeáis	apeasteis	apeabais	apearéis	apeéis
Ellos/Ustedes	apean	apearon	apeaban	apearán	apeen