La Palabra Del Día: "recurrir"
recurrir ( rreh-koo-rreer' )
verb ( to turn to; to go to; to resort to )
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Examples:
1: Recuerda, siempre puedes recurrir a mí si tienes algún problema.
Remember, you can always turn to me if you have a problem.
2: No tenemos que recurrir al robo.
We don't have to resort to robbery.
14 Answers
No hay que recurrir a la violencia para resolver nuestras problemas.
We do not need violence to solve our problems.
Es cierto que tenemos nuestros nuestras diferencias... pero no hay que recurrir a la violencia...
It's true that we have our differences... but there is no need to resort to violence...
Solo podía recurrir a preguntarle a esta buena persona si tenía alguna información de dónde estuve estaba y cómo llegué allá.
I could only resort to asking this kind person if she had any information on where I was and how I got there.
Eric Sykes recurrió a la comedia para superar la adversidad y logró el éxito.
Eric Sykes turned to comedy to overcome adversity and achieved success.
Tenemos que recurrir a algunos trucos para hacer que mi madre coma, pero parece hacer el mejor esfuerzo cuando una de sus amigas le cocina algo especial.
We are having to resort to various tricks to get my mother to eat, but she seems to make the best effort when one of her friends cooks her something special.
Al final recurrieron a la violencia. / In the end they resorted to violence.
No tenía a quién recurrir. / I had no one to turn to.
Para buscar sabiduría, conocimiento y guía siempre podemos recurrir a la palabra de Dios, especialmente en tiempos de crisis.
To seek Wisdom, Knowledge and Guidance we can always turn to the word of God, specially in times of crisis.
Cuando Popeye el marinero no se sintia bastante fuerte, siempre recurría al puré de espinaca e inmediatamente su plena fuerza volvia. De mi parte hubiera preferido quedar débil.
When Popeye the sailor did not feel strong enough, he always resorted to pureed spinach and immediately his full force returned. From my part I would have prefered to remain weak.
There are many people who turn to their pastor when they find themselves in difficult situations.
Hay mucha gente que recurre a su pastor cuando se encuentra en situactiones difíclies.
Al principio, cuando quería cocinar algo delicioso, siempre recurría a las recetas de su abuela para ayudarle. Ahora es una cocinera famosa.
At the beginning, when she wanted to cook something delicious, she always turned to the recipes of her grandmother to help her. Now she is a famous cook.
We need to resort to sterner measures if we want to deter thugs from rioting n the city streets.
Necesitamos recurrir a medidas de seguridad más fuerte si queremos a prevenos a los criminales perturbandola paz en la calles de ciudad.
Despedido del trabajo y sin tener en dónde caerme muerto, recurría a hurgar la basura de restaurantes cercanos para alimentarme, a pesar de las moscas.
Fired from my job and not having a penny to my name, I had to poke around in the garage of nearby restaurants to feed myself, in spite of the flies.
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Cuando nada funcionaba, al final Paco recurrió a leer las instrucciones.
When nothing worked, finally Paco resorted to reading the instructions.
Algunos perros recurren a la violencia, por lo general cuando ellos están
con miedo , o se sienten inseguros.
Sin embargo, muchos perros son plácidos.
Some dogs resort to violence, usually when they are scared, or feel insecure.
However, many dogs are placid.
