admirar

to admire

admirar(ahd-mee-rahr)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to think highly of)

a. to admire

Realmente admiro a la gente que trabaja como voluntario.I really admire people who do volunteer work.

Los colegas del profesor lo admiran por sus contribuciones al campo.The professor's colleagues admire him for his contributions to the field.

2. (to contemplate)

a. to admire

Pasé horas admirando el cuadro de Van Gogh en el museo.I spent hours admiring Van Gogh's painting in the museum.

3. (to surprise)

a. to amaze

Lucía admiró a todos con la elocuencia de su discurso.Lucía amazed everyone with the eloquence of her speech.

b. to astonish

Sus habilidades matemáticas admiraron a la maestra, quien después decidió en ponerlo en una clase más avanzada.His math skills astonished the teacher, who later decided to place him in an advanced class.

admirarse

A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).

pronominal verb

4. (to be surprised)

a. to be amazed

Los clientes se admiraron de que pudiéramos terminar el proyecto con tan pocos recursos.The clients were amazed that we were able to finish the project with so few resources.

b. to be astonished

Me admiro de la entrega interminable al activismo de mi hermano.I'm astonished by my brother's endless commitment to activism.

A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g. Miguel se lava.).

reflexive verb

5. (to contemplate oneself)

a. to admire oneself

Es tan vanidosa que no deja de admirarse en el espejo.She's so vain that she can't stop admiring herself in the mirror.

admirar

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (personaje, obra de arte)

a. to admire

lo admiro por su honradezI admire his honesty

ser de admirarto be admirable

2. (sorprender)

a. to amaze

me admira su descaroI can't believe his cheek

A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).

pronominal verb

3. (general)

a. to be amazed

admirarse de algoto be amazed at something

admirar

transitive verb

1 (estimar) to admire

admirar algo/a algn to admire sth/sb

admira a su profesor admirar a algn por algo

lo admiran por su coraje he is admired for his courage

admiran al presidente por resolver la crisis con rapidez

sus progresos son de admirar his progress is admirable

2 (contemplar) [+cuadro, panorama] to admire

admiramos el paisaje desde la cima we admired the scenery from the top of the hill

en el museo se pueden admirar bellas pinturas

3 (asombrar) to amaze; astonish

su descaro admiró a todos everyone was amazed o astonished at o by his nerve; me admira tu ingenuidad your ingenuity amazes o astonishes me; no es de admirar que haya triunfado it's hardly surprising that she has won

pronominal verb

admirarse (asombrarse) to be amazed; be astonished

se admiraron de mi forma de enfocar el tema me admiré de la violencia del espectáculo se admiró de saberlo