explotar

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explotar
transitive verb
1 to exploit (persona) ; to run, to operate (fábrica) ; to farm (terreno) ; to work (mina)
intransitive verb
2 to explode

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explotar [ex-plo-tar']
article & verb transitive
1 To work or develop mines (veta).
2 To till lands.
3 To exploit, to get all the benefit possible out of a thing (recursos etc). (Metaphorical)
4 To exploit (obreros); to exploit (situación).
verb neuter
5 To explode; to go off. (Military) (n)
  • Explotaron 2 bombas -> 2 bombs exploded

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explotar
verbo:transitivo
1 (usar) [+recursos, riquezas] to exploit; [+planta] to run; operate; [+mina] to work
2 (usar excesivamente) [+obreros] to exploit; [+situación] to exploit; make capital out of
3 [+bomba] to explode
verbo:intransitivo
[+bomba] to explode; go off
explotaron dos bombas two bombs exploded went off;o cayó sin explotar it fell but did not go off; it landed without going off; juegan con bombas sin explotar they play with unexploded bombs
jugaban con bombas sin explotar procedentes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial,

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Verb Conjugation for "explotar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo exploto exploté explotaba explotaré explote
Tú explotas explotaste explotabas explotarás explotes
Ella/Él/Usted explota explotó explotaba explotará explote
Nosotros explotamos explotamos explotábamos explotaremos explotemos
Vosotros explotáis explotasteis explotabais explotaréis explotéis
Ellos/Ustedes explotan explotaron explotaban explotarán exploten
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