decantar

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decantar
transitive verb
1to decant
decantarse
pronomial verb
1to lean (toward) (inclinarse)
also:
  • decantarse por -> to opt for (optar por)

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decantar [day-can-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To cry up, to exaggerate or magnify a thing.
  • El tan decantado edificio -> this building which has been so effusively praised
2To turn anything from a right line and give it an oblique direction.
3To decant, to draw off liquor.
verb reflexive
  • Decantarse hacia -> to move towards
  • Decantarse por algo -> to show preference for something

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decantar
verbo:transitivo
[+vino] to decant; [+líquido] to pour off;
verbo:pronominal
decantarse
decantarse hacia algo to move towards sth; evolve in the direction of sth; decantarse por algo/algn to opt for sth/sb; choose sth/sb; decantarse por hacer algo to opt to do sth; choose to do sth
El sindicato mayoritario, UTO-UGT, [se decanta] por no aumentar la plantilla de vendedores.
decantar
verbo:transitivo
to praise
el tan decantado edificio (irónico) this much-vaunted building

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Verb Conjugation for "decantar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo decanto decanté decantaba decantaré decante
Tú decantas decantaste decantabas decantarás decantes
Ella/Él/Usted decanta decantó decantaba decantará decante
Nosotros decantamos decantamos decantábamos decantaremos decantemos
Vosotros decantáis decantasteis decantabais decantaréis decantéis
Ellos/Ustedes decantan decantaron decantaban decantarán decanten
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