copar
copar
transitive verb1. (to capture all of)
Se espera que el actor emergente copará todos los premios este año.The newcomer is expected to make a clean sweep of all the movie awards this year.
b. to take
El equipo de gimnasia de Estados Unidos copó la mayor cantidad de medallas de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos.The US gymnastics team took the most gold medals at the Olympic Games.
Los juegos coparon las noticias y no hubo mucha información acerca de otros sucesos.The games monopolized the news and there was little coverage of anything else.
No puedes copar la reunión entera con tus propuestas.You can't monopolise the whole meeting with your proposals.
La China está copando los mercados de minerales de tierras raras en África.China is cornering the rare-earth minerals markets in Africa.
2. (to occupy all of) (South America)
a. to fill
Los fans de la cantante coparon completamente la sala de conciertos.The singer's fans filled the concert hall completely.
3. (military)
a. to take
La patrulla militar copó los puestos enemigos en una maniobra furtiva.The military patrol took the enemy's posts in a stealth maneuver.
Verb Conjugations for copar
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