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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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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 business establecerse en el mundo de los negocios
to establish a reputation crearse or labrarse una reputaci贸n
they established their right to vote establecieron su derecho al voto
the film established her as an important director la pel铆cula la consagr贸 como una gran directora
2. (prove; fact, sb's innocence)
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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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