mimetizar
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mimetizar(
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meh
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tee
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sahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to copy)
a. to imitate
Los violines mimetizan el canto de los pájaros.The violins imitate the singing of birds.
mimetizarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
a. to camouflage oneself
Lucas se puso una máscara y se mimetizó entre los participantes de la fiesta de disfraces.Lucas put on a mask and camouflaged himself among the participants of the costume party.
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to change color (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los camaleones se mimetizan como mecanismo de defensa.Chameleons change color as a defense mechanism.
b. to change colour (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El camaleón se metió entre las hojas caídas y se mimetizó para ocultarse.The chameleon went under the fallen leaves and changed colour to hide.
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