especular

to speculate

especular(ehs-peh-koo-lahr)

intransitive verb

1. (finance)

a. to speculate

Los inversores especulan con la depreciación de la moneda.

The investors are speculating on the depreciation of the currency.

2. (to meditate)

a. to speculate

Pasamos la tarde especulando sobre la existencia de las hadas.

We spent the afternoon speculating about the existence of fairies.

3. (to conjecture)

a. to speculate

Los detectives especulan con una teoría que dice que el empresario simuló su secuestro para quedarse con el rescate.

The detectives are speculating about a theory that says the businessman staged his own kidnapping to keep the ransom.

adjective

4. (optics)

a. specular

Cuando el agua está quieta, crea un reflejo especular.

When the water is still, it produces a specular reflection.

especular

intransitive verb

1. (reflexionar, formular hipótesis)

a. to speculate

especular ento speculate on

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especular

intransitive verb

1 (hacer cábalas) to speculate;sobre about, on

2 (Com) (Economía) to speculate;en, con with

especular

transitive verb

(Latinoamérica) to ruffle the hair of

especular

adjective

specular