accionar
accionar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to activate
El cohete no identificado accionó el mecanismo de defensa.The unidentified rocket activated the defense mechanism.
b. to trigger
Una mujer que fumaba en el baño accionó la alarma contra incendios.A woman smoking in the bathroom triggered the smoke alarm.
c. to operate
El generador dejó de funcionar y no podemos accionar el sistema de comunicaciones.The generator stopped working and we can't operate the communications system.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to gesture)
a. to gesticulate
Al igual que los italianos, muchos argentinos accionan mucho cuando hablan.Just like Italians, many Argentineans gesticulate a lot when they speak.
3. (legal; often used with "contra") (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to sue
El despacho de abogados ofreció sus servicios a la mujer para que pudiera accionar contra su atacante.The legal firm offered its services to the woman so she could sue her attacker.
4. (to behave)
a. to act
La prensa criticó duramente la manera de accionar de la policía durante el desalojo.The press harshly criticized the way the police acted during the eviction.
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Conjugations
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