agrupar

to group

agrupar(ah-groo-pahr)

transitive verb

1. (to combine into a group)

a. to group

Agrupé los huevos por color.

I grouped the eggs by color.

b. to group together

Agrupa a los voluntarios y asígnales diferentes tareas.

Group the volunteers together and assign them different tasks.

c. to put into groups

Agrupa tus prendas y guarda lo que sea de la temporada de invierno.

Put your clothes into groups and put away the winter clothes.

2. (to bring together)

a. to gather

Carolina agrupó las donaciones y las cargó en la camioneta.

Carolina gathered the donations and loaded them onto the pickup truck.

b. to assemble

El entrenador agrupó un equipo de jugadores talentosos.

The coach assembled a team of talented players.

agruparse

pronominal verb

3. (to get together)

a. to gather

Los vecinos se agruparon a ver cómo los bomberos apagaban el incendio.

The neighbors gathered and watched the firefighters put out the fire.

b. to come together

Los manifestantes se agruparon enfrente del Congreso.

The protesters came together in front of the Congress.

c. to form a group

Los transeúntes se agruparon alrededor del músico callejero.

The passers-by formed a group around the street musician.

4. (to group together)

a. to form a group

Los socialistas y los marxistas se agruparon un año antes de las elecciones.

Socialists and Marxists formed a group a year before the elections.

5. (to divide into groups)

a. to get into groups

Los soldados se agruparon y marcharon en diferentes direcciones.

The soldiers got into groups and marched in different directions.

agrupar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to group (together)

pronominal verb

2. (congregarse)

a. to gather

3. (unirse)

a. to form a group

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agrupar

transitive verb

(reunir en grupo) to group; group together; [+gente, datos etc] to gather; assemble; (amontonar) to crowd together;

pronominal verb

agruparse (Política) to form a group; (juntarse) to gather together; come together;en torno a round;