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"Me extrañas" is a form of "me extrañas", a phrase which is often translated as "you miss me". "Apoco" is a form of "apocar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to reduce". Learn more about the difference between "me extrañas" and "apoco" below.
me extrañas
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (informal) (in statements; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
a. you miss me
Si me extrañas tanto, ¿por qué nunca me llamas?If you miss me so much, why do you never call me?
2. (informal) (in questions; second person singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to reduce
La fábrica logró apocar la cantidad de desperdicios que produce.The factory managed to reduce the amount of waste it produces.
2. (to scare)
a. to intimidate
El samurái blandía su katana para apocar a su rival.The samurai brandished his katana to intimidate his rival.
a. to humiliate
El alcalde apocó a su rival al llamarlo un niño sin experiencia en política.The mayor humiliated his rival by calling him a child with no experience in politics.
b. to belittle
El nuevo guitarrista tocó un solo difícil que resultó ser mejor que el mío y que me apocó.The new guitar player played a difficult solo that was better than mine and belittled me.
apocarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to be intimidated
Los soldados enemigos se apocaron con el rugido de los cañones y huyeron.The enemy soldiers were intimidated by the roaring of the cannons and fled.
