atropellar
atropellar(
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troh
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yahr
)transitive verba. to run over
Ese camión con exceso de velocidad casi la atropella.That speeding truck almost ran her over.
b. to knock down
El conductor atropelló al policía que estaba parado en la calle.The driver knocked down the police officer standing in the street.
c. to hit
Un camión atropelló a un peatón que estaba cruzando la calle mayor.A truck hit a pedestrian who was crossing the main street.
b. to ride roughshod over
Los ricos tienen que dejar de atropellar a los pobres.The rich have to stop riding roughshod over the poor.
c. to violate
El dictador atropelló los derechos de los ciudadanos por 30 años.The dictator violated the rights of the citizens for 30 years.
atropellarse
pronominal verb
3. (to hasten)
a. to rush
Siempre que se emociona, se atropella al hablar.She always rushes her words when she gets excited.
b. to trip over one's words
Se me atropellaban las palabras durante mi plática.I was tripping over my own words during my talk.
reciprocal verb
a. to push and shove
Cuando llegó la hora del descanso, los niños empezaron a atropellarse para salir.When it was time for recess, the children started pushing and shoving to go out.
Conjugations
Present
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
Preterite
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
Imperfect
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
Conditional
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
Future
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
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