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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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react [Am riˈækt, Brit rɪˈakt] VB intr

react
reaccionar
to react against sth
reaccionar contra algo
to react on sth
afectar algo
it reacts on the quality of work
afecta la calidad del trabajo
to react to sth how did he react to the news?
¿cómo reaccionó al oír la noticia?
to react to sth how did he react to the news?
¿cómo reaccionó frente a or ante la noticia?
he reacted to the news with a shrug
al oír la noticia se encogió de hombros
to react to light
reaccionar a la luz
she reacted badly to the drug
su organismo reaccionó mal al medicamento
shoddily behave/react
de manera despreciable
peculiarly behave/react/walk
de forma rara
peculiarly behave/react/walk
de forma extraña
adroitly react
con desenvoltura
casually react
con toda tranquilidad
violently react
violentamente
violently react
con violencia
nonchalantly behave/react
con toda tranquilidad
emotionally behave/react/speak
con gran emotividad
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reaccionar PHYS, CHEM
to react
reaccionar con algo
to react with sth
reaccionar
to react
reaccionar
to react
no me esperaba que reaccionara así
I didn't expect him to react like that
reaccionar frente a o ante o a algo
to react to sth
reaccionar contra algo
to react against sth
el aludido/la aludida no reaccionó al oír su nombre
the person in question/we were talking about, didn't react when he/she heard the name

in the PONS Dictionary

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react [rɪˈækt] VB intr

react
reaccionar
to react to sth
reaccionar ante algo
to react to sth MED
reaccionar a algo
to react against sth
reaccionar contra algo
to react on sth
producir una reacción en algo
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Spanish
English
English
reaccionar a [o ante] algo
to react to sth
in the PONS Dictionary
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react [rɪ·ˈækt] VB intr

react
reaccionar
to react to sth
reaccionar ante algo
to react to sth MED
reaccionar a algo
to react against sth
reaccionar contra algo
to react on sth
producir una reacción en algo
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
reaccionar a [o ante] algo
to react to sth
Present
Ireact
youreact
he/she/itreacts
wereact
youreact
theyreact
Past
Ireacted
youreacted
he/she/itreacted
wereacted
youreacted
theyreacted
Present Perfect
Ihavereacted
youhavereacted
he/she/ithasreacted
wehavereacted
youhavereacted
theyhavereacted
Past Perfect
Ihadreacted
youhadreacted
he/she/ithadreacted
wehadreacted
youhadreacted
theyhadreacted
See further verb tables