establish

establecer

establish(eh-stah-blihsh)

transitive verb

1. (to set up an organization, system, rules)

a. establecer

His family established its first restaurant in 1987.

Su familia estableció su primer restaurante en 1987.

St. Ignatius of Loyola established the Society of Jesus.

San Ignacio de Loyola estableció la Compañía de Jesús.

b. fundar

Florence Nightingale established modern nursing.

Florence Nightingale fundó la enfermería moderna.

c. instituir

The Church established the social justice fund in 1964.

La Iglesia instituyó el fondo de justicia social en 1964.

d. crear

The neighbors established a social committee.

Los vecinos crearon un comité social.

2. (legal)

a. establecer

The developer established a precedent of paying only 30% of the applicable dues.

El desarrollador estableció el precedente de pagar solo el 30% de los derechos aplicables.

b. sentar

The court established this doctrine in the Marbury v. Madison case of 1803.

La corte sentó esta doctrina en el caso de Marbury contra Madison de 1803.

3. (to cause people to accept authority)

a. afirmar

The sheriff established his authority.

El alguacil afirmó su autoridad.

4. (to gain a reputation)

a. ganarse

Tony established his reputation as a leader in high school.

Tony se ganó la reputación de líder en la escuela preparatoria.

5. (to prove)

a. determinar

The police established that the suspect was present at the time of the robbery.

La policía determinó que el sospechoso estaba presente en el momento del robo.

b. demostrar

Lucy has several witnesses that can establish her innocence.

Lucy tiene varios testigos que pueden demostrar su inocencia.

6. (to ascertain)

a. determinar

We need to establish which rule applies in this situation.

Tenemos que determinar qué regla se aplica en esta situación.

intransitive verb

7. (to set oneself up)

a. establecerse

Jacob established himself as a doctor in Ohio.

Jacob se estableció como médico en Ohio.

establish

transitive verb

1. (set up)

a. establecer

to establish oneself in businessestablecerse en el mundo de los negocios

to establish a reputationcrearse or labrarse una reputación

they established their right to voteestablecieron su derecho al voto

the film established her as an important directorla película la consagró como una gran directora

2. (prove; fact, sb's innocence)

a. determinar

establish [ɪsˈtæblɪʃ]

transitive verb

1 (set up) [+business, state, committee] establecer; fundar; [+custom, rule, peace, order] establecer; [+precedent] establecer; sentar; [+relations] establecer; entablar; [+power, authority] afirmar; [+reputation] ganarse

to establish sb in a business poner un negocio a algn; the book established him as a writer el libro lo consagró como escritor; to establish o.s. establecerse; consolidarse

2 (prove) [+fact, rights] comprobar; demostrar; [+identity] verificar; [+sb's innocence] probar; demostrar

we have established that ... hemos comprobado que ...

3 (find out, discover) averiguar; [+date] determinar