afirmar

to assert

afirmar(ah-feer-mahr)

transitive verb

1. (to proclaim)

a. to assert

El presidente afirmó con seguridad que en su país no existe la corrupción.

The president asserted confidently that there is no corruption in his country.

b. to declare

El médico afirmó que cuando el paciente llegó al hospital, ya no había nada que pudieran hacer.

The doctor declared that when the patient made it to the hospital, there wasn't anything they could do.

c. to state

El sospechoso ha afirmado que estaba trabajando a la hora que se cometió el crimen.

The suspect has stated that he was working at the time the crime was committed.

intransitive verb

2. (with your head)

a. to nod

Le pregunté a mi papá si podía tomar el coche, y me lo afirmó con la cabeza.

I asked my dad if I could use the car and he nodded his head.

afirmarse

pronominal verb

3. (to maintain balance)

a. to steady oneself

Me sentí mareado, así que me apoyé con la mano en la pared para afirmarme.

I felt dizzy, so I put a hand on the wall to steady myself.

4. (to maintain)

a. to stand by

A pesar de la polémica, la periodista se afirmó en lo que había escrito.

Despite the controversy, the journalist stood by what she had written.

afirmar

transitive verb

1. (decir)

a. to say, to declare

afirmó que…he stated that…

afirmó haber hablado con ellahe said o stated that he had talked to her

2. (reforzar)

a. to reinforce

intransitive verb

3. (asentir)

a. to agree, to consent

afirmar con la cabezato nod (in agreement)

pronominal verb

4. (asegurarse)

a.

afirmarse en los estribosto steady oneself in the stirrups

5. (ratificarse)

a.

afirmarse en algoto reaffirm something

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afirmar

transitive verb

1 (reforzar) to make secure; strengthen

2 (declarar) to assert; state; [+lealtad] to declare; protest

afirmar que to affirm that; afirmar bajo juramento to swear under oath

3 (Latinoamérica) [+golpe] to deal; give

pronominal verb

afirmarse

1 (recobrar el equilibrio) to steady o.s.

afirmarse en los estribos (sujetarse) to settle one's feet firmly in the stirrups; (S. Cone) (aguantarse) to grit one's teeth

2

afirmarse en lo dicho to stand by what one has said