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volcar

to knock over

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Conjugation

volcar(

)

1. (to turn over)

a. to knock over

El autobús chocó con el auto y lo volcó.The bus hit the car, knocking it over.

b. to spill

Volqué el vaso de vino por accidente y manché el mantel.I accidentally spilled my wine glass and stained the white tablecloth.

c. to tip over

El viento volcó el tendedero.The wind tipped over the clothesline.

2. (to empty)

a. to empty out

Volqué todo el cajón buscando mi anillo.I emptied out the whole drawer looking for my ring.

b. to dump

Ya terminaron de volcar la carga del camión.They have already finished dumping the load from the truck.

3. (to place)

a. to put

Volqué toda mi confianza en él y me traicionó.I put all my trust in him and he betrayed me.

b. to pour

He volcado toda mi energía en entrenar para el maratón.I've poured all my energy in training for the marathon.

4. (to turn over)

a. to overturn (vehicle)

En las carreras de rally, es frecuente que los conductores se salgan de la pista o vuelquen.It is frequent that rally drivers go off the road or overturn.

b. to capsize (vessel)

La balsa chocó contra una roca y volcó.The raft hit a rock and capsized.

volcarse

5. (to turn over)

a. to tip over

Todo el jugo del vaso se volcó.The glass of juice tipped over.

b. to overturn (vehicle)

Vimos un tráiler volcarse en la carretera.We saw a trailer overturn in the highway.

c. to capsize (vessel)

El barco se volcó y muchos pasajeros perdieron la vida.The ship capsized and many passengers lost their lives.

6. (to dedicate yourself)

a. to throw oneself into

Claudia se volcó por completo a la medicina.Claudia threw herself completely into medicine.

7. (to make effort)

a. to go out of one's way

No creo que debas volcarte de esa manera para agradar a otros.I don't think you should go out of your way to please others.

b. to do one's utmost

Esa señora se vuelca para hacer felices a sus hijos.That lady goes does her utmost to make her children happy.

c. to bend over backwards

Trabajaba y estudiaba al mismo tiempo. Me volqué para tener un futuro.I studied and worked at the same time. I bent over backwards to have a future.

volcar

1. (tirar)

a. to knock over

2. (carretilla)

a. to tip up

3. (vaciar)

a. to empty out

4. (coche, camión)

a. to overturn

5. (barco)

a. to capsize

6. (caerse)

a. to fall over

7. (esforzarse)

a. to bend over backward

volcar

transitive verb

1 (tirar) [+vaso] to upset; knock over; [+contenido] to empty out; tip out; [+carga] to dump; [+coche, camión] to overturn; [+barco] to overturn; capsize

estar volcado a un cometido to be dedicated to a task

volcar a algn (marear) to make sb dizzy; make sb's head swim; (convencer) to force sb to change his mind

4 (irritar) to irritate; exasperate; (desconcertar) to upset; (embromar) to tease

intransitive verb

[+coche, camión] to overturn

pronominal verb

volcarse

1 (voltearse) [+recipiente] to be upset; get overturned; [+contenido] to tip over; [+coche, camión] to overturn; [+barco] to capsize

2 (desvivirse) to bend over backwards (familiar); to go out of one's way

volcarse para o por conseguir algo to do one's utmost to get sth; volcarse por complacer a algn to bend over backwards to satisfy sb (familiar)

3 (entregarse)

volcarse en una actividad to throw o.s. into an activity

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Verb Conjugations for volcar

Present Participle: volcando

Past Participle: volcado

Indicative

Irregularities are in red

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	vuelco	volqué	volcaba	volcaría	volcaré
tú	vuelcas	volcaste	volcabas	volcarías	volcarás
él/ella/Ud.	vuelca	volcó	volcaba	volcaría	volcará
nosotros	volcamos	volcamos	volcábamos	volcaríamos	volcaremos
vosotros	volcáis	volcasteis	volcabais	volcaríais	volcaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	vuelcan	volcaron	volcaban	volcarían	volcarán

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