instalar
transitive verb
1 (conectar) [+calefacción, teléfono] to install; instal; (EEUU) [+luz, gas] to connect; connect up; put in; [+antena] to put up; erect (formal); [+lavadora, lavaplatos] to install; instal; (EEUU) plumb in; [+ordenador, vídeo] to set up; [+sistema de control] to install; instal; (EEUU) put into operation; [+sistema operativo] to install; instal; (EEUU)
¿te han instalado ya el teléfono? have you had the phone put in yet?; are you on the phone yet?; hemos instalado un nuevo sistema de vigilancia we've installed a new security system; we've put a new security system into operation; ya tenemos instalado el lavaplatos the dishwasher is in now; he tenido que instalar una batería nueva en el coche I've had to put a new battery in the car
2 (montar) [+consulta, oficina] to set up; open [+campamento, fábrica, espectáculo, exposición] to set up; [+tienda de campaña] to pitch
la primera galería de arte que se instala en la ciudad the first art gallery to be opened in town
la escultura fue instalada en el centro del escenario the sculpture was erected in the middle of the stage
pronominal verb
instalarseinstalarse en [+casa, oficina] to settle into; [+ciudad] to set up home in; settle in; [+país] to settle in
cuando estemos ya instalados os invitaremos a cenar when we're settled in, we'll invite you round for dinner
¿cuándo os instalaréis en las nuevas oficinas? when are you moving to the new offices?
en 1940 me instalé definitivamente en España in 1940 I settled in Spain for good
me instalé en el sofá y de allí no me moví I sat o settled myself down on the sofa and didn't move from there
instalarse en el poder to take power; get into power
el partido ha conseguido instalarse en el poder the party has managed to take power o get into power; el general se instaló en el poder tras el golpe de estado the general took power after the coup d'état