recelar

recelar(
rreh
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seh
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lahr
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to suspect
Mario recelaba que su mujer lo estaba engañando con otro hombre.Mario suspected that his wife was cheating on him with another guy.
b. to fear
Cuando primero empecé este trabajo, recelaba que me despidieran y eso me provocaba ansiedad.When I first started this job, I feared that I would be fired and that made me anxious.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to be suspicious of
María recela de sus amigos. Cree que no le contaron la verdad.Maria is suspicious of her friends. She thinks they did not tell her the truth.
b. to distrust
El niño recela de su hermana y no quiere quedarse solo con ella.The child distrusts his sister and doesn't want to stay alone with her.
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