arbitrar
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (sports)
a. to referee (used in soccer, basketball, or boxing)
¿Quién arbitra el partido del sábado?Who will referee Saturday's game?
b. to umpire (used in baseball, tennis, or cricket)
Arbitré partidos de béisbol durante muchos años.I umpired baseball games for many years.
2. (legal)
a. to arbitrate
Un funcionario del Estado arbitrará la disputa.A government official will arbitrate the dispute.
b. to arbitrate in
Somos una agencia de mediación designada por el Ministerio de Trabajo para arbitrar disputas entre trabajadores y empleadores.We're a mediation agency appointed by the Department of Labor to arbitrate in disputes between workers and employers.
3. (literary) (to use for a purpose)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
b. to make (decision)
La Casa Blanca está preocupada por los acontecimientos recientes en Oriente Medio y pronto arbitrará una decisión.The White House is concerned by the latest developments in the Middle East and soon will make a decision.
4. (literary) (to get)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. to raise (money, funds)
La escuela arbitró fondos para reformar el gimnasio.The school raised funds to renovate the gym.
b. find (solution)
El sistema sanitario debería arbitrar una solución para los pacientes de enfermedades raras.The health care system should find a solution for patients suffering from rare diseases.
c. to provide (means, resources)
El Ayuntamiento arbitrará mayores recursos para el área de parques y jardines y zonas de recreo.The City Council will provide more resources for parks and recreation.
d. to bring together (means, resources)
El Ministerio de Agricultura ha arbitrado medios financieros para ayudar a los agricultores afectados por la sequía.The Department of Agriculture has brought together financial means to help the farmers affected by the drought.
e. to furnish (formal) (means, resources)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
Habría que arbitrar los recursos necesarios para las bibliotecas.Libraries should be furnished with the necessary resouces.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
5. (sports)
a. to referee (used in soccer, basketball, or boxing)
Laura lleva cinco años arbitrando en la liga de baloncesto española.Laura has been refereeing for five years in the Spanish basketball league.
b. to umpire (used in baseball, tennis, or cricket)
No es fácil arbitrar en un torneo tan importante como Roland Garros.It's not easy to umpire in a big tournament such as Roland Garros.
6. (legal)
a. to arbitrate
No hay una entidad gubernamental que arbitre en este tipo de disputas.There's no government body that arbitratres in this kind of disputes.
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