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establish

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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to set up an organization, system, rules)
a. establecer
His family established its first restaurant in 1987.Su familia estableci贸 su primer restaurante en 1987.
St. Ignatius of Loyola established the Society of Jesus.San Ignacio de Loyola estableci贸 la Compa帽铆a de Jes煤s.
b. fundar
Florence Nightingale established modern nursing.Florence Nightingale fund贸 la enfermer铆a moderna.
c. instituir
The Church established the social justice fund in 1964.La Iglesia instituy贸 el fondo de justicia social en 1964.
d. crear
The neighbors established a social committee.Los vecinos crearon un comit茅 social.
2. (legal)
a. establecer
The developer established a precedent of paying only 30% of the applicable dues.El desarrollador estableci贸 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 sent贸 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 afirm贸 su autoridad.
4. (to gain a reputation)
a. ganarse
Tony established his reputation as a leader in high school.Tony se gan贸 la reputaci贸n de l铆der en la escuela preparatoria.
5. (to prove)
a. determinar
The police established that the suspect was present at the time of the robbery.La polic铆a determin贸 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 qu茅 regla se aplica en esta situaci贸n.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
7. (to set oneself up)
a. establecerse
Jacob established himself as a doctor in Ohio.Jacob se estableci贸 como m茅dico en Ohio.
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establish
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
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 reputaci贸n
they established their right to voteestablecieron su derecho al voto
the film established her as an important directorla pel铆cula la consagr贸 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
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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