precipitarse
precipitarse(
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)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
b. to be rash
Me precipité a dar información que aún no era definitiva.It was rash of me to give out information which wasn't yet definite.
d. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
No voy a precipitarme al tomar esta decisión tan importante.I'm not going to do anything hasty when taking such an important decision.
¡No nos precipitemos!Let's not do anything hasty!
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Los acontecimientos se precipitaron y el Bloque del Este se desmoronó en pocos meses.Events moved quickly and, within a few months, the Eastern Bloc had collapsed.
La caída del Muro de Berlín se precipitó y tomó a todo el mundo por sorpresa.The sudden fall of the Berlin wall took everyone by surprise.
4. (to fall)
a. to plunge
De repente, uno de los escaladores se precipitó al vacío.Suddenly, one of the climbers plunged into the void.
b. to throw oneself
El papá se precipitó sobre su hijo para protegerlo.The father threw himself on top of his son to protect him.
c. to hurl oneself
El clavadista se precipitó hacia el agua desde el acantilado.The diver hurled himself off the cliff and into the water.
d. to plummet (without control)
El piloto perdió el control del avión, que se precipitó al mar.The pilot lost control of the plane, which plummeted into the sea.
b. to career
El maquinista no pudo frenar a tiempo y, en la curva, el tren se precipitó por el terraplén.The driver was unable to brake in time and the train came off the track at the bend and careered down the embankment.
c. to careen (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Dos personas fallecieron al precipitarse un camión a toda velocidad contra la pared de una casa.Two people died when a speeding truck careened into the wall of a house.
6. (chemistry)
a. to precipitate
El sólido puede precipitarse en el fondo o la superficie de la disolución o permanecer en suspensión.The solid may precipitate at the bottom or on the surface of the solution, or else remain in suspension.
precipitar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (to quicken)
a. to hasten
La intervención de los aliados precipitó el fin de la guerra.The Allies' intervention hastened the end of the war.
Las huelgas que ocurrieron alrededor del país precipitaron la caída del régimen.The strikes that took place around the country hastened the downfall of the regime.
b. to rush
Juan no quería precipitar las cosas con su novia.Juan didn't want to rush things with his girlfriend.
c. to speed up
El presidente del Senado advierte de que cualquier intento de precipitar este proceso puede ser desastroso.The President of the Senate warns that any attempt to speed up this process could be disastrous.
d. to precipitate (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
La crisis precipitó la quiebra de la compañía.The crisis precipitated the company's bankruptcy.
8. (to fling)
a. to throw
Dicen que un oso precipitó al escalador desde lo alto de la montaña.They say that a bear threw the climber off the top of the mountain.
d. to crash (causing damage)
Los ladrones precipitaron su auto contra el escaparate de una joyería.The thieves crashed their car into a jewelry store window.
9. (chemistry)
a. to precipitate
Luego se disuelven las sustancias que precipitamos en agua.Then the substances we precipitated are dissolved in water.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (chemistry)
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