"cobran" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.
cobrar. 'cobrar'. This verb means 'to charge (money)'. For example, 'parece que le quería cobrar una cuenta vieja' / 'It seems that she wanted to charge an old account'. Cobrar.
cobrar
transitive verb
1. to charge (commerce) (dinero); to cash (cheque); to collect (deuda)
- nos cobra 700 euros de alquiler al mes -> she charges us 700 euros rent a month, we pay her 700 euros rent a month
- me cobró de más -> he overcharged me
- cantidades por cobrar -> amounts due
- ¿me cobra? -> how much do I owe you? (al pagar)
2. to earn, to be paid (un sueldo)
- cobra un millón al año -> she earns a million a year
- está cobrando el paro -> he's receiving unemployment benefit
3. to take on, to acquire (adquirir)
- cobrar fama -> to become famous
4. (sentir)
- cobrarle afecto o cariño a alguien -> to take a liking to somebody
intransitive verb
5. to get paid (en el trabajo)
6. (informal) (recibir una paliza)
- ¡vas a cobrar! -> you'll catch it!
- el niño cobró por portarse mal -> the child got a beating for being naughty
cobrarse
pronomial verb1. (causar)
- el accidente se cobró ocho vidas -> eight people were killed in the crash
2. (al pagar)
- ¿se cobra? -> how much do I owe you?
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cobrar [co-brar']
article & verb transitive
1. To recover, to collect, or receive what is due.
2. To recover what is lost.
3. To fetch game that is wounded or killed.
4. To gain affection or esteem.
- Cobrar ánim -> or corazón, to take courage
- Cobrar fuerzas -> to gather strength
- El accidente se cobró la vida de 50 personas -> the accident took the lives of 50 people
5. To charge (precio).
- Cobran 200 dólares por componerlo -> they charge 200 dollars to repair it
- Me han cobrado demasiado -> they’ve charged me too much
- Fue a la oficina a cobrar el sueldo -> he went to the office to get his wages
- Cuenta por cobrar -> unpaid bill
6. (Fin.) To draw one’s pay, to get one’s wages; to collect one’s salary. (n)
- Cobra los viernes -> he gets paid on Fridays
- Vino el lechero a cobrar -> the milkman came for his money
7. Cobrar al número llamado, to reverse the charges. (n)
verb reflexive
8. To recover, to return to oneself.
9. To gain celebrity or fame.
- Contra reembolso -> C
10. Cobrar de una pérdida, to make up for a loss.
To collect, to receive.-vn O. D., collect on delivery.
cobrar
verbo:transitivo
1 (pedir como pago) to charge
cobran 200 dólares por arreglarlo they charge 200 dollars to repair it; ¿qué me va usted a cobrar? what are you going to charge me?; ¿cuánto os cobra de alquiler? how much rent does she charge you?; me han cobrado demasiado they've charged me too much; they've overcharged me; ¿me cobra, por favor? how much do I owe you?; can I have the bill, please?; ¿me cobra los cafés? how much do I owe you for the coffees?
2 (recibir)
no han cobrado el dinero prometido they haven't been paid o received the money they were promised; no hemos cobrado los dividendos we haven't received any dividends
cobran un sueldo anual de nueve millones they get o earn o receive an annual salary of nine million; ¿cuánto cobras al año? how much do you get o earn a year?; nuestro vecino está cobrando el paro our neighbour is on unemployment benefit
cantidades a o por cobrar amounts payable; amounts due; cuentas a o por cobrar accounts receivable
cobrar palos (paliza) to get a beating (crítica) to get o receive a lot of criticism
3 (recoger dinero de) [+deuda, alquiler, impuesto] to collect; [+cheque] to cash; [+subsidio, pensión] to draw
voy a ir a cobrar el desempleo I'm going to draw my unemployment benefit
tienen problemas para cobrar las multas they have problems collecting the fines
4 (adquirir)
los ordenadores han cobrado una gran importancia computers have become very important
cobrar actualidad to become topical
cobrar cariño a algn to grow fond of sb
cobrar fama to become famous
cobrar fama de inteligente/ladrón to acquire a reputation for being intelligent/a thief
cobrar fuerzas to gather one's strength
cobrar vida [+personaje, juego] to come alive
el campo reverdece y cobra vida the field turns green again and is infused with new life; en la película todo cobra vida propia the film takes on a life of its own
verbo:intransitivo
1 (recibir dinero) (como sueldo) to be paid
cobra los viernes he gets paid on Fridays; te pagaré en cuanto cobre I'll pay you as soon as I get my wages; el lechero vino a cobrar the milkman came for his money; the milkman came to be paid; los atletas cobran por participar en la carrera the athletes get paid o receive a fee for taking part in the race
(por servicio) to charge ahora cobran por renovar la tarjeta they have introduced a charge for renewing your card; no cobramos por llevarlo a domicilio we don't charge for delivery; cobrar por los servicios prestados to charge for services rendered
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Verb Conjugations for "cobrar" (go to to charge)
- Gerund: cobrando
- Participle: cobrado
Indicative
Present |
Preterit |
Imperfect |
Conditional |
Future |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cobro | cobré | cobraba | cobraría | cobraré |
| tú | cobras | cobraste | cobrabas | cobrarías | cobrarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | cobra | cobró | cobraba | cobraría | cobrará |
| nosotros | cobramos | cobramos | cobrábamos | cobraríamos | cobraremos |
| vosotros | cobráis | cobrasteis | cobrabais | cobraríais | cobraréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cobran | cobraron | cobraban | cobrarían | cobrarán |
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