concertar

to set up

concertar(kohn-sehr-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to fix)

a. to set up

Odio que mi hermana me concierte citas con sus amigos solteros.

I hate it when my sister sets up dates for me with her single friends.

Pedro va a concertar una entrevista con los candidatos.

Pedro is setting up an interview with the candidates.

b. to arrange

Llame a mi oficina para concertar una cita para la semana que viene.

Phone my office to arrange an appointment for next week.

c. to agree on

El vendedor y yo concertamos un precio que a ambos nos pareció justo.

The seller and I agreed on a price which we both found fair.

d. to reach

Concerté un acuerdo con el museo para que expusiera mis obras.

I reached an agreement with the museum so that it would exhibit my work.

2. (music)

a. to tune

Antes de tocar, los músicos concertaron sus instrumentos.

Before playing, the musicians tuned their instruments.

b. to tune up

Los miembros de la orquesta estaban concertando sus instrumentos cuando tomamos nuestros asientos.

The members of the orchestra were tuning up their instruments when we took our seats.

intransitive verb

3. (grammar)

a. to agree

Los artículos que escribí en el examen no concertaban en género y número con los sustantivos.

The articles I wrote on the exam didn't agree in number and gender with the nouns.

4. (music)

a. to be in tune

Los niños dieron un concierto en la escuela pero los instrumentos no concertaban.

The children gave a school concert but the instruments weren't in tune.

5. (to coincide)

a. to add up

Si los datos no conciertan, hay que analizar dónde radica el problema.

If the facts don't add up, you need to find out what the origin of the problem is

b. to agree

Las cuentas que hizo mi gestor no concertaban con las mías.

The calculations my manager did didn't agree with mine.

concertarse

pronominal verb

6. (to coincide)

a. to agree

Míriam y Tomás se concertaron para darme un susto cuando entrara.

Miriam and Tomas agreed to give me a fright when I came in.