repescar
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repescar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (colloquial) (sports) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to resign
El club vendió a este jugador por una suma increíble de dinero, y dos años más tarde lo repescó por mucho menos.The club sold this player for an amazing amount of money, and two years later they resigned him for much less.
2. (colloquial) (to restore to a previous job) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to reinstate
El director decidió repescar al secretario que había sido despedido.The principal decided to reinstate the secretary who had been fired.
3. (colloquial) (to regain) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to retrieve
Es posible repescar mensajes eliminados con un software de recuperación.Deleted messages can be retrieved with a recovery software.
4. (colloquial) (education) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to salvage
El desempeño de los alumnos en el examen fue deficiente, de modo que introduje algunas acciones correctivas para repescar el curso.The performance of the students on the test was poor, so I introduced some remedial measures to salvage the course.
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Conjugations
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