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"Asimilad" is a form of "asimilar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to assimilate". "Familiares" is a form of "familiar", a noun which is often translated as "relative". Learn more about the difference between "asimilad" and "familiares" below.
asimilar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to assimilate
Todavía no asimilo toda la nueva información.I haven't assimilated all the new information yet.
b. to take in
Lucía aún no asimila la noticia del accidente.Lucía hasn't taken in the news about the accident yet.
c. to absorb
Pablo asimiló de inmediato todo lo que dijo el maestro.Pablo immediately absorbed everything the teacher said.
a. to assimilate
Si el cuerpo del paciente no asimila el medicamento, será necesario operarlo.If the patient's body fails to assimilate the medicine, an operation will be required.
b. to absorb
Un cuerpo sano asimila los nutrientes que necesita.A healthy body absorbs the nutrients it needs.
a. to put on an equal footing
Buscamos asimilar los derechos laborales de los extranjeros con los de los ciudadanos.We're trying to put the working rights of foreigners on an equal footing with those of citizens.
4. (phonology)
a. to assimilate
Ya sea que estén en contacto o distantes, los fonemas se pueden asimilar.Phonemes can be assimilated no matter whether they're close together or far apart.
asimilarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to resemble
Nuestra economía se asimila a la de un país emergente.Our economy resembles that of a developing country.
b. to be similar to
La popularidad de este atleta se asimila a la de cualquier estrella cinematográfica.The popularity of this athlete is similar to that of any movie star.
c. to be like
Tus síntomas se asimilan a los que tuve cuando me dio apendicitis.Your symptoms are like ones I had when I had appendicitis.
6. (phonology)
a. to become assimilated
Cuando un fonema toma rasgos de otro, se puede decir que se asimiló.When a phoneme takes on features of another one, it can be said to have become assimilated.
el familiar, la familiar, familiar(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (relation)
a. relative
Estoy muy orgullosa que uno de mis familiares ha ganado el torneo.I am very proud that one of my relatives won the tournament.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (relation)
a. family
Nos juntamos todos para la reunión familiar el verano pasado.We all gathered together for the family reunion last summer.
3. (amiable)
4. (known)
5. (homelike)
a. homey
Lo mejor de ese hotel es su ambiente familiar.The best thing about that hotel is its homey atmosphere.
