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"Catalogo" is a form of "catalogar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to catalog". "Plasmado" is a form of "plasmar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to give expression to". Learn more about the difference between "catalogo" and "plasmado" below.
catalogar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to order)
a. to catalog (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
El bibliotecario cataloga los libros en función de su temática.The librarian catalogs books according to their subject.
b. to catalogue (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Después de ordenar las revistas, las catalogué por fecha.After arranging the magazines, I catalogued them by date.
a. to class as
En el colegio me catalogaron de listillo y aún ahora creen que lo soy.They classed me as a smart-ass back in school and they still believe it today.
b. to classify as
El gobierno catalogó la ciudad donde vivo como el primer lugar en calidad de vida.The government classified the city I live in as the first place in quality of life.
plasmar(
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mahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to give expression to
Sería útil plasmar tus ideas en un documento.It would be useful to give expression to your ideas in a document.
b. to capture
Lo que quería plasmar en este poema es la férrea determinación de esta mujer.What I wanted to capture in this poem is the steely determination of this woman.
c. to reflect
Sus creencias quedan plasmadas en todo lo que escribe.His beliefs are reflected in everything he writes.
plasmarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to be expressed
Estas tradiciones se transmitían oralmente hasta que se plasmaron por escrito en el siglo XVI.These traditions were passed on orally until they were expressed in writing in the 16th century.
b. to be embodied
Sus principios quedaron plasmados en la nueva constitución.Their principles were embodied in the new constitution.
