enseñar

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verb

enseñar

transitive verb

1. to teach (instruir, aleccionar)

enseña inglés en una academia de idiomas -> he teaches English in a language school
enseñar a alguien a hacer algo -> to teach somebody (how) to do something
la derrota les enseñó a ser más humildes -> the defeat taught them some humility

2. to show (mostrar)

enséñame tu vestido nuevo -> show me your new dress
al estirarse, enseñaba el ombligo -> when he stretched you could see his belly button
va enseñando los hombros provocativamente -> her shoulders are provocatively uncovered

enseñar [en-say-nyar’]

article & verb transitive

1. To teach, to instruct, to lecture, to lesson (asignatura).

2. To show the way (mostrar), to point out the road (señalar), to lead.

verb reflexive

3. To accustom or habituate oneself; to be inured.

Complete enseñar conjugation


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