abortar(
ah
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bohr
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tahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to abort 
El feto tenía malformaciones y el obstetra le habló de la posibilidad de abortar.The fetus had malformations, so the obstretician told her about the possibility to abort.
b. to have an abortion 
Todo el mundo le decía que era muy joven para ser madre y que debería abortar, pero Amalia se negó en rotundo.Everyone told her she was too young to be a mother and that she should have an abortion, but Amalia refused decidedly.
a. to have a miscarriage 
Es bastante común abortar en el primer trimestre de gestación.It's quite common to have a miscarriage in the first three months of pregnancy.
b. to miscarry 
Irene estaba asustada porque había tenido una hemorragia y no sabía si había abortado.Irene was scared because she was bleeding and she didn't know whether she had miscarried.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to foil 
El anuncio de la boda de su ex abortó las esperanzas de Alex de una posible reconciliación.His ex's wedding announcement foiled Alex's hopes for a possible reconciliation.
4. (to quit)
a. to abort 
Hubo que abortar el proyecto por falta de fondos.We had to abort the project for lack of funds.
5. (computing)
a. to abort 
Haz clic en la x para abortar el proceso de carga.Click x to abort the uploading process.
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Conjugations
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