varar
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varar(
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rahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to take onto the beach)
a. to beach
Los marinos vararon el bote para arreglar el agujero que tenía en un lado.The sailors beached the boat to patch the hole on the side of the boat.
b. to careen
Varamos el bote para obtener acceso a la parte debajo de la línea de flotación.We careened the boat so that we could access the part of the boat below the waterline.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
2. (to run ashore)
a. to run aground
El barco varó y los piratas se escondieron en la selva.The ship ran aground and the pirates hid in the jungle.
b. to beach (whale)
Activistas de Greenpeace ayudaron a volver al mar a la ballena que varó.Greenpeace activists helped the whale that beached to get back to the sea.
vararse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
3. (to run ashore)
a. to run aground
El barco abandonado se varó en las playas de Normandía.The abandoned ship ran aground on the beaches of Normandy.
4. (to stop working) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to break down
El autobús se varó en el medio del desierto, a kilómetros de la próxima ciudad.The bus broke down in the middle of the desert, miles away from the next city.
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vararintransitive verbpronominal verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (nautical)
a. to run aground
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
2. (averiarse) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to break down
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