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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. acertar VB trans

acertar respuesta/resultado:

acertar
to get … right
solo acertó tres respuestas
she only got three answers right
solo acertó tres respuestas
she only answered three questions correctly
a ver si aciertas quién es
see if you can guess who it is

II. acertar VB intr

1. acertar (atinar):

acertar
to be right
¿no te dije que iban a perder? pues acerté
didn't I tell you they were going to lose? well, I was right
dijo varios nombres pero no acertó
she said several names but didn't get it right
acertaste al no comprarlo
it was a good decision not to buy it
acertaste al no comprarlo
you did the right thing not buying it
acertar con algo
to get sth right
¿acerté con la talla?
did I get the size right?
has acertado con el regalo, es justo lo que necesitaba
your present's perfect, it's just what I needed
no acerté con la calle/casa
I couldn't find the street/house

2. acertar (lograr, atinar):

acertar a + infinit.
to manage to +  infinit.
no acertó a decir palabra
she didn't manage to say a single word
no acertó a decir palabra
she was unable to utter a single word
no acierto a comprender qué es lo que pretende
I just can't see o I fail to see what he hopes to achieve

3. acertar liter (suceder casualmente):

acertar a + infinit.
to happen to +  infinit.
acertó a pasar por allí
he happened to pass that way
piensa mal y acertarás prov
if you think the worst, you won't be far wrong
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
the football pools
juego de apuestas consistente en tratar de acertar los resultados de los partidos de la liga de fútbol
to make a lucky guess
acertar por or de casualidad
to guess right
acertar
to be bang on
acertar de lleno

in the PONS Dictionary

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I. acertar VB intr e → ie

1. acertar (dar):

acertar
to hit
acertar al blanco
to hit the mark

2. acertar (hacer con acierto):

acertar
to be right
acertaste en protestar
you were right to protest

3. acertar (por casualidad):

acertar a hacer algo
to happen to do sth

4. acertar (conseguir):

no acerté a encontrar la respuesta
I didn't manage to find the answer

5. acertar (encontrar):

acertar con algo
to come across sth

II. acertar VB trans

1. acertar (dar en el blanco):

acertar
to hit

2. acertar (encontrar):

acertar
to find

3. acertar (adivinar):

acertar
to get right
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to make a lucky guess
acertar por pura casualidad
peg
acertar
to be wide of the mark
no acertar
in the PONS Dictionary
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I. acertar <e → ie> [a·ser·ˈtar, a·θer-] VB intr

1. acertar (dar):

acertar
to hit
acertar al blanco
to hit the mark

2. acertar (hacer con acierto):

acertar
to be right
acertaste en protestar
you were right to protest
no acerté a encontrar la respuesta
I didn't manage to find the answer

3. acertar (por casualidad):

acertar a hacer algo
to happen to do sth
acertar con algo
to come across sth

II. acertar <e → ie> [a·ser·ˈtar, a·θer-] VB trans

1. acertar (dar en el blanco):

acertar
to hit

2. acertar (adivinar):

acertar
to get right
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to make a lucky guess
acertar por (pura) casualidad
peg
acertar
presente
yoacierto
túaciertas
él/ella/ustedacierta
nosotros/nosotrasacertamos
vosotros/vosotrasacertáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesaciertan
imperfecto
yoacertaba
túacertabas
él/ella/ustedacertaba
nosotros/nosotrasacertábamos
vosotros/vosotrasacertabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesacertaban
indefinido
yoacerté
túacertaste
él/ella/ustedacertó
nosotros/nosotrasacertamos
vosotros/vosotrasacertasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesacertaron
futuro
yoacertaré
túacertarás
él/ella/ustedacertará
nosotros/nosotrasacertaremos
vosotros/vosotrasacertaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesacertarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

acertar al blanco
to hit the mark
acertar a hacer algo
to happen to do sth
acertar con algo
to come across sth

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Así acertó y erró, así produjo libros extraordinarios, buenos, menos buenos - - pero produjo, sobre todo, una idea de la literatura.
blogs.elpais.com
Es viejo, pero no sólo sigue vigente sino que cada día es más certero: los meteorólogos aciertan cada vez más... los economistas cada vez menos.
abelfer.wordpress.com
Una decisión que generalmente no es lo acertada, acá da en el clavo.
elblogdelfusilado.blogspot.com
Con un ratón y su puntero en pantalla es muy fácil apuntar y acertar en 1 píxel.
www.iconocomunicaciones.com
Esto dicho con el mayor de los respetos porque la salida teórica es una manera de no equivocarse, pero también de no acertar.
abelfer.wordpress.com

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