fijar

=

to fix

verb

fijar
transitive verb
1. to fix (asegurar)(a o en onto); to stick up ; to stick on
  • prohibido fijar carteles (cartel)(sello) -> stick no bills (en letrero)
2. to set, to fix (establecer) (fecha, precio); to establish (significado)
  • fijar el domicilio -> to take up residence
  • fijar la mirada/la atención en -> to fix one's gaze/attention on
fijarse
pronomial verb
1. to pay attention (notar)
  • fijarse en algo -> to notice something; (darse cuenta) to pay attention to something (prestar atención)
  • ¿no te has fijado en la expresión de su cara? -> didn't you notice the expression on her face?
  • ¡fíjate! -> just imagine!
also:
  • fijarse un objetivo -> to set oneself a target

fijar [fehar']
article & verb transitive
1. To fix, to fasten (clavar), to make fast, firm, or stable.
2. To fix, to settle, to establish (residencia), to clinch.
3. To fix, to direct without variation.
4. To fix, to deprive of volatility.
5. To settle on, to decide, to determine (determinar). (Figurative)
  • La fecha no se puede fijar con precisión -> the date cannot exactly be determined
verb reflexive
6. To fix or settle itself in a place (establecerse), to stare at (observar).
7. To fix, to determine, to resolve.
  • Lo malo es que no se fija -> the trouble is he doesn't pay attention
  • Fíjese bien, pay close attention. Fijarse en algo -> to observe something

Verb Conjugation for "fijar"

Infinitive
fijar
Gerund
fijando
Participle
fijo
Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo fijo fijé fijaba fijaré fije
fijas fijaste fijabas fijarás fijes
Ella/Él/Usted fija fijó fijaba fijará fije
Nosotros fijamos fijamos fijábamos fijaremos fijemos
Vosotros fijáis fijasteis fijabais fijaréis fijéis
Ellos/Ustedes fijan fijaron fijaban fijarán fijen
Complete fijar conjugation
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