reform [rɪˈfɔːm]
reform
reform(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to change for the better)
a. reformarse
They tell me he has reformed and is now a model father.Me dicen que se reformó y ahora es un padre ejemplar.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to improve)
a. reformar
The new minister for education has indicated his intention to reform the curriculum.El nuevo ministro de Educación señaló su intención de reformar el plan de estudios.
b. corregir
The principal told him he must reform his conduct or risk expulsion from the school.El director le dijo que tenía que corregir su conducta o correría el peligro de ser expulsado del colegio.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
3. (improvement)
a. la reforma (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He does not have the support of his party to implement these reforms.No tiene el apoyo de su partido para implementar estas reformas.
reformNountransitive verbintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. la reforma(F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (improve)
a. reformar
he's a reformed characterse ha reformado completamente
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
3. (general)
a. reformarse
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