hipotecar
hipotecar(
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poh
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kahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (finance)
a. to mortgage
López perdió todo su dinero en el casino y tuvo que hipotecar su casa por segunda vez.Lopez lost all his money at the casino and had to mortgage his house for the second time.
2. (figurative) (to endanger)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. to jeopardize
Las malas decisiones hipotecaron el futuro de la cervecería.Bad decisions jeopardized the future of the brewery.
b. to put at risk
La negligencia del hospital hipotecó la salud del paciente.The hospital's negligence put the patient's health at risk.
c. to mortgage (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
La ley que aprobó el Congreso hipoteca la libertad de prensa.The law the Congress passed mortgages the freedom of the press.
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