apresurar

to hurry

apresurar(ah-preh-soo-rahr)

transitive verb

1. (to hasten)

a. to hurry

No quiero apresurarlo a tomar una decisión sobre su carrera.

I don't want to hurry him into making a decision about his career.

b. to hurry along

Apresuró a sus niños a la escuela para que no llegaran tarde el primer día.

She hurried her children along to school so they would not be late on the first day.

c. to speed up

Lo siento, pero es difícil apresurar el paso con estos zapatos de tacón.

I'm sorry, but it's difficult to speed up my pace in these heels.

d. to quicken

Un poco de calor debe apresurar el proceso de fusión.

A little bit of heat should quicken the melting process.

apresurarse

reflexive verb

2. (to hasten oneself)

a. to hurry up

Apresúrense o no vamos a llegar a la fiesta a tiempo.

Hurry up or we won't get to the party on time.

b. to hurry

Tendrás que apresurarte a llegar a la cocina antes de que la merienda se acabe.

You will have to hurry to get to the kitchen before the snacks run out.

apresurar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to hurry along, to speed up

apresurar a alguien para que haga algoto try to make somebody do something more quickly

pronominal verb

2. (general)

a. to hurry

apresurarse a hacer algoto rush to do something

se apresuró a aclarar que no sabía nadashe was quick to point out that she knew nothing

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apresurar

transitive verb

(dar prisa a) to hurry; hurry along; (acelerar) to speed up; [+paso] to quicken;

pronominal verb

apresurarse to hurry; make haste

apresurarse a o por hacer algo to hurry to do sth; me apresuré a sugerir que ... I hastily suggested that ...; I hastened to suggest that ...