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acepta

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. accept [Am əkˈsɛpt, Brit əkˈsɛpt] VB trans

1. accept (receive willingly):

accept gift/invitation/award/job
aceptar
accept credit card/check
aceptar
they accepted him into their circle
lo admitieron or aceptaron en su círculo

2.1. accept:

accept argument/theory
aceptar
accept evidence
aceptar
accept evidence
admitir
accept explanation/apology
aceptar
it is accepted practice in this sort of case
es la práctica establecida en este tipo de casos
the accepted wisdom is that …
la opinión de los que saben es que …

2.2. accept (recognize):

accept
reconocer
I accept your right to refuse
reconozco que tienes derecho a negarte
I accept that there is room for improvement
reconozco que podría mejorarse
do you accept that you were wrong?
¿reconoces or admites que estabas equivocado?

3. accept (tolerate):

accept situation/misfortune
aceptar
to accept the inevitable
aceptar lo inevitable
to accept the inevitable
resignarse a lo inevitable

II. accept [Am əkˈsɛpt, Brit əkˈsɛpt] VB intr

accept
aceptar
philosophically say/accept
con filosofía
philosophically say/accept
filosóficamente
slavishly agree/accept
servilmente
to be duty-bound to + infin I was duty-bound to accept
estaba obligado a aceptar
her headstrong refusal to accept advice
su empecinamiento en negarse a aceptar ningún consejo
please accept our sincerest apologies
le rogamos que acepte nuestras más sinceras disculpas
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
“la compañía declina toda responsabilidad …”
“the company accepts no responsibility …”
“la compañía declina toda responsabilidad …”
the company cannot accept liability …
aceptó gustosamente ir a la fiesta
he gladly accepted o he was happy to accept the invitation to the party
acepto gustosamente su invitación form
I am delighted o it gives me great pleasure to accept your kind invitation form
huelga decir que no aceptaron
it goes without saying that they did not accept
huelga decir que no aceptaron
needless to say, they did not accept
es reacio a todo tipo de innovaciones
he is reluctant to accept any kind of change
se mostró reacio a aceptarlo
he was unwilling o reluctant to accept it

in the PONS Dictionary

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English
Spanish
Spanish

I. accept [əkˈsept] VB trans

1. accept (take when offered):

accept
aceptar

2. accept (approve):

accept
aprobar

3. accept (believe):

accept
creer en

4. accept (acknowledge):

accept
reconocer

5. accept (include socially):

accept
acoger
accept
dar acogida a

II. accept [əkˈsept] VB intr

accept
aceptar
to accept/give sth in part exchange
aceptar/dar algo como parte del importe
please accept my apologies
le ruego (que) me disculpe
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
dar el plácet a un embajador
to accept an ambassador's credentials
refrendar
to accept
le acompaño en el sentimiento
please accept my condolences
responsabilizarse de algo
to accept the responsibility for sth
responsabilizarse LAW
to accept liability for sth
aceptar
to accept
aceptar un compromiso
to accept an agreement
admitir
to accept
admitir los métodos de alguien
to accept sb's methods
admitir una queja LAW
to accept a complaint
reciba mi más sincero pésame por la muerte de su hermana
please accept my condolences for the loss of your sister
in the PONS Dictionary
English
English
Spanish
Spanish

I. accept [ək·ˈsept] VB trans

1. accept (take when offered):

accept
aceptar

2. accept (approve):

accept
aprobar

3. accept (believe):

accept
creer en

4. accept (acknowledge):

accept
reconocer

5. accept (include socially):

accept
acoger
accept
dar acogida a

II. accept [ək·ˈsept] VB intr

accept
aceptar
to accept liability for sth
hacerse responsable de algo f
please accept my apologies
le ruego (que) me disculpe
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
refrendar
to accept
dar el plácet a un embajador
to accept an ambassador's credentials
le acompaño en el sentimiento
please accept my condolences
aceptar
to accept
aceptar un compromiso
to accept an agreement
admitir en algo
to accept into sth
admitir
to accept
admitir una queja LAW
to accept a complaint
responsabilizarse de algo
to accept the responsibility for sth
reciba mi más sincero pésame
please accept my heartfelt condolences
Present
Iaccept
youaccept
he/she/itaccepts
weaccept
youaccept
theyaccept
Past
Iaccepted
youaccepted
he/she/itaccepted
weaccepted
youaccepted
theyaccepted
Present Perfect
Ihaveaccepted
youhaveaccepted
he/she/ithasaccepted
wehaveaccepted
youhaveaccepted
theyhaveaccepted
Past Perfect
Ihadaccepted
youhadaccepted
he/she/ithadaccepted
wehadaccepted
youhadaccepted
theyhadaccepted
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

please accept my apologies
le ruego (que) me disculpe
to accept liability for sth
hacerse responsable de algo
they will accept this credit card in France, won't they?
aceptarán esta tarjeta de crédito en Francia, ¿no?
to accept one's portion of the blame
aceptar su parte de culpa
to accept/give sth in part exchange
aceptar/dar algo como parte del importe
reciba mi más sincero pésame por la muerte de su hermana
please accept my condolences for the loss of your sister
responsabilizarse de algo
to accept the responsibility for sth
le instaron a que aceptara el puesto
they urged him to accept the post
me es muy violento tener que aceptarlo
I'm embarrassed to have to accept it
acepta el poco de dinero que te puedo dar
accept what little money I can give you

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Insofar as it becomes this head and this reason, insofar as it becomes necessary to the universe, it accepts serfdom.
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She demurs but soon accepts his proposal and marries him the following week in front of their gathered friends and townspeople.
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But the young lady is determined to tame the philanderer and make him swear to be true to her before she accepts his proposal.
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Filled with remorse and regret, he accepts all charges and is given the death sentence.
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Although the narrator accepts all this, he is puzzled and feels that the world does not really make sense.
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