root

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el raíz

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root
[ruːt]
sustantivo
1raíz (f) (of plant, tooth, word)
  • to pull something up by the roots -> arrancar algo de raíz
  • to take root -> arraigar (plant, idea)
  • they destroyed the party root and branch -> destrozaron el partido por completo
  • to put down roots (sentido figurado) -> echar raíces
  • to get back to one's roots (sentido figurado) -> volver a las raíces
  • root beer -> = bebida gaseosa sin alcohol elaborada con extractos de plantas (Estados Unidos)
  • root crops -> tubérculos mpl (comestibles)
  • root vegetables -> tubérculos mpl
2raíz (f) (origin)
  • the conflict has its roots in the past -> el conflicto hunde sus raíces en el pasado
  • money is the root of all evil (Prov) -> el dinero es la raíz de todos los males
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to be rooted to the spot -> quedarse de una pieza
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to root about or around (for something) -> rebuscar (algo)
también:
  • to root for somebody -> apoyar a alguien (Estados Unidos)

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root [rut-biar]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Arraigar, echar o criar raíces. (n)
2Hozar, levantar la tierra con el hocico. (n)
3Arraigarse o afianzarse alguna planta en la tierra. (n)
4Arraigarse, inveterarse los males, vicios, etc. 5. (n)
5Estar establecido, fijo en alguna parte. (n)
  • To root about/around -> hocicar (animal), investigar (person)
  • To root for -> gritar por, apoyar a
  • To root through -> explorar, examinar (Fig.)
Arraigarse, echar raíces en el alma o hacer en ella una impresión profunda alguna pasión o afecto; imprimir, grabar profundamente. To root up o out, arrancar de raíz, desarraigar; extinguir, extirpar; desterrar.

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root [ruːt]
noun
1 (Bot) raíz; (f)
the plant's root system las raíces de la planta; to pull sth up by the roots arrancar algo de raíz; to take root echar raíces; arraigar
root and branch completamente; del todo
they aimed to eliminate Marxism root and branch su objetivo era erradicar el marxismo; su objetivo era acabar con el marxismo de raíz; a root and branch overhaul of the benefits system una revisión completa de cabo a rabo del sistema de prestaciones;or
2 (Bio) [of hair, tooth] raíz; (f)
3 (origin) [of problem, word] raíz; (f)
the root of the problem is that ... la raíz del problema es que ...; her roots are in Manchester tiene sus raíces en Manchester; she has no roots no tiene raíces; to pull up one's roots levantar raíces; to put down roots in a country echar raíces en un país; to take root [+idea] arraigarse
money is the root of all evil she pulled up her roots and went to live in Spain
money
4 (Mat)
square root raíz cuadrada; (f)
5 (Ling) raíz; (f) radical; (m)
verb:transitive
1 (Bot) [+plant] hacer arraigar
2
rooted
verb:intransitive
1 (Bot) [+plant] echar raíces; arraigar
2 (search) [+animal] hozar; hocicar
I was rooting through some old photos the other day el otro día estaba husmeando entre viejas fotos
modifier
root beer (n) (US) bebida refrescante elaborada a base de raíces
root cause (n) causa primordial; (f)
root crops (n) cultivos de tubérculos; (m)
root ginger (n) raíz de jengibre; (f)
root vegetable (n) tubérculo comestible; (m)
root word (n) (Ling) palabra que es raíz radical de otras; (f)or

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Verb Conjugation for "root"

Imperative
  • root
  • you root
  • he/she roots
  • we root
  • you root
  • they root
Preterite
  • I rooted
  • you rooted
  • he/she rooted
  • we rooted
  • you rooted
  • they rooted
Present Continuous
  • I am rooting
  • you are rooting
  • he/she is rooting
  • we are rooting
  • you are rooting
  • they are rooting
Present Perfect
  • I have rooted
  • you have rooted
  • he/she has rooted
  • we have rooted
  • you have rooted
  • they have rooted
Past Continuous
  • I was rooting
  • you were rooting
  • he/she was rooting
  • we were rooting
  • you were rooting
  • they were rooting
Past Perfect
  • I had rooted
  • you had rooted
  • he/she had rooted
  • we had rooted
  • you had rooted
  • they had rooted
Future
  • I will root
  • you will root
  • he/she will root
  • we will root
  • you will root
  • they will root
Future Perfect
  • I will have rooted
  • you will have rooted
  • he/she will have rooted
  • we will have rooted
  • you will have rooted
  • they will have rooted
Future Continuous
  • I will be rooting
  • you will be rooting
  • he/she will be rooting
  • we will be rooting
  • you will be rooting
  • they will be rooting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been rooting
  • you have been rooting
  • he/she has been rooting
  • we have been rooting
  • you have been rooting
  • they have been rooting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been rooting
  • you will have been rooting
  • he/she will have been rooting
  • we will have been rooting
  • you will have been rooting
  • they will have been rooting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been rooting
  • you had been rooting
  • he/she had been rooting
  • we had been rooting
  • you had been rooting
  • they had been rooting
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