estrellar
estrellarse
estrellarse(
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)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
1. (to collide)
2. (to fail)
a. to fail
Nuestro proyecto estaba destinado a estrellarse sin ver la luz.Our project was destined to fail before even coming into the world.
3. (to run up against; used with "con")
a. to come up against
Nunca aprende. Todo lo que hace es estrellarse una y otra vez con la realidad.He never learns his lesson. All he does is to come up against reality, time after time.
estrellar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (to break violently)
En un ataque de rabia, estrelló el vaso en el piso.In a fit of rage, he smashed his glass on the floor.
b. to crash
Un kamikaze se acercaba, dispuesto a estrellar su avión contra nuestro barco.A kamikaze was approaching, prepared to crash his plane into our ship.
c. to slam
El celular tampoco funcionaba. Desesperada, lo estrelló contra la pared.The cell phone wasn't working either. In dispair, she slammed it against the wall.
5. (to cover with stars)
a. to fill with stars
En la mitología hindú, Agni, Señor del Fuego, crea el sol y estrella la noche.In Hindu mythology, Agni, Lord of Fire, creates the sun and fills the night with stars.
6. (to cook in oil)
a. to fry
Estrella los huevos en una sartén con el aceite muy caliente.Fry the eggs in a pan with very hot oil.
estrellartransitive verbpronominal verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (arrojar)
a. to smash
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
2. (chocar; persona, objeto)
a. to smash
3. (avión, coche)
a. to crash
4. (fracasar)
a. to come to nothing
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