compusieran
componer
componer(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to form)
Los ingredientes que componen este champú son totalmente naturales.The ingredients that make up this shampoo are totally natural.
2. (fine arts)
a. to compose
Cuando compuso esa melodía, acababa de perder a su padre.When she composed that melody, she had just lost her father.
b. to write
Neruda compuso algunos de los versos más hermosos de la poesía en lengua española.Neruda wrote some of the most beautiful verses of poetry in the Spanish language.
3. (to mend)
4. (printing)
a. to set
Componer textos en una imprenta en el siglo XIX era un auténtico arte.Setting texts in a printing house in the 19th century was a real art.
b. to compose
Me inscribí a un curso para aprender a componer textos en linotipo.I enrolled in a course to learn how to compose texts in Linotype.
5. (to adorn)
a. to decorate
El municipio oaxaqueño compuso las calles para el festival de la Guelaguetza.The Oaxacan city council decorated the streets for the Guelaguetza festival.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (fine arts)
componerse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
Tienes que tomarte las medicinas para componerte pronto.You need to take your medicine in order to get better quickly.
b. to recover
El médico dijo que necesitaré cuatro semanas para componerme del esguince.The doctor said that I will need four weeks to recover from the sprain.
c. to get well
Nunca te vas a componer si sigues comiendo tanta grasa.You're never going to get well if you keep eating so much fat.
9. (weather) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to improve
Esperamos a que el tiempo se compusiera para salir de la tienda.We waited for the weather to improve before we left the store.
b. to clear up
La mañana fue lluviosa, pero en la tarde se compuso y salió el sol.The morning was rainy, but in the afternoon it cleared up and the sun came out.
c. to be composed of
El esqueleto humano se compone de 206 huesos.The human skeleton is composed of 206 bones.
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
11. (to get dressed)
b. to get ready
Deberías empezar a componerte para la fiesta o llegaremos tarde.You should start getting ready for the party or we'll be late.
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