administer
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to manage)
a. administrar
Now that her father is sick, Ruth administers his finances.Ahora que el padre de Ruth está enfermo, ella administra sus finanzas.
b. dirigir
The CEO administers the company with the help of the other senior officers.El director ejecutivo dirige la empresa con la ayuda de los otros directivos.
a. administrar
The judge is ultimately the one in charge of administering justice.El juez es, en última instancia, el encargado de administrar justicia.
b. aplicar
There are schools that still administer corporal punishment to their students.Existen escuelas que siguen aplicando castigos corporales a sus alumnos.
3. (to give)
a. administrar
The nurse went around administering medications to the patients on her floor.La enfermera hizo una ronda para administrar los medicamentos a los pacientes de su piso.
b. administrar
The test will be administered by a trained member of the staff.La prueba será administrada por un miembro capacitado del personal.
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