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"Vertido" is a form of "vertido", a noun which is often translated as "spillage". "Verter" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to pour". Learn more about the difference between "vertido" and "verter" below.
el vertido(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. spillage (accidental)
Necesitamos nuevas normas para penalizar el vertido de combustible al medio ambiente.We need new regulations for punishing the spillage of fuel into the environment.
b. dumping (deliberate)
Nuestra playa se está deteriorando debido al vertido de residuos industriales en el río.Our beach is deteriorating due to the dumping of industrial waste into the river.
c. discharge (accidental or deliberate)
El aumento de medusas en la zona podría estar vinculado con el vertido excesivo de fertilizantes al mar.The increase in jellyfish in the area could be linked to the excessive discharge of fertilizers into the sea.
2. (material)
a. waste
Hay que reducir la contaminación originada por los vertidos industriales.We need to reduce pollution from industrial waste.
verter(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to spill
Vertí el café sobre mi computadora. Espero que se pueda reparar.I spilled coffee on my computer. I hope it can be fixed.
a. to translate
Tengo que verter este documento de inglés a español.I have to translate this document from English into Spanish.
4. (to express)
b. to voice (an opinion)
No puedes verter tus opiniones delante de la clase así como así.You can't voice your opinions in front of the class just like that.
c. to make (an accusation or criticism)
Vertió graves acusaciones contra el Presidente.He made serious accusations against the President.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (to stream)
a. to flow
El río Amazonas vierte en el océano Atlántico.The Amazon River flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
