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"Appraise" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "valorar", and "evaluate" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "evaluar". Learn more about the difference between "appraise" and "evaluate" below.
appraise(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. valorar
The woman was stunned when the antique dealer appraised her painting at $10,000.La mujer quedó pasmada cuando la anticuaria valoró su cuadro en $10,000.
b. tasar
Someone needs to come to appraise the house before we can put it on the market.Alguien tiene que venir a tasar la casa antes de que la pongamos en el mercado.
c. avaluar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I was told at the bank that they have to appraise the property before considering whether or not to grant me the mortgage.En el banco me dijeron que tienen que avaluar la propiedad antes de considerar si concederme o no la hipoteca.
2. (to assess)
a. evaluar
Upon appraising the situation with the weather, we decided that we were better off staying home.Al evaluar la situación del clima, decidimos que estaríamos mejor quedándonos en casa.
evaluate(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to analyze)
a. evaluar
A team of scientists is evaluating the data extracted from the blast radius.Un equipo de científicos está evaluando los datos extraídos del radio de alcance de la explosión.
a. valorar
I'm going to have an expert evaluate this portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower.Voy a pedir que un experto valore este retrato de Dwight D. Eisenhower.
