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迈步
we were approaching
Oxford Spanish Dictionary
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Spanish
English
English
I. acercar VB trans
1.1. acercar (aproximar):
acerca la lámpara un poco más
bring the lamp a little closer o nearer
intentaron acercar la mesa a la puerta
they tried to move (o pull etc.) the table closer o nearer to the door
acercó la silla a la mesa
she drew her chair up to the table
acercó las manos al fuego
he held his hands closer to the fire
¿puedes acercarme ese libro?
can you pass o give me that book?
1.2. acercar (unir):
acercar posturas/países
to bring … closer
su primer hijo los acercó mucho
their first child brought them much closer together
2. acercar (llevar):
mi madre nos acercó a la parada
my mother gave us a lift to o dropped us at the bus stop
¿te acerco a la estación?
do you want a lift to o can I give you a lift to the station?
esta tarde te acerco los libros
I'll bring the books round this afternoon
II. acercarse VB vpr
1.1. acercarse (aproximarse):
acercarse
to approach
acercarse
to come closer
acercarse
to come nearer
acercarse
to get closer
acercarse
to get nearer
acércate más (acercándose al hablante)
come closer o nearer
acércate más (alejándose del hablante)
go o get closer o nearer
¡no te acerques!
keep away!
¡no te acerques!
don't come/go any closer o nearer!
acercarse a algo/alg.
to approach sth/sb
acercarse a algo/alg.
to come/go/get closer to sth/sb
según nos acercábamos a la ciudad
as we got closer to o approached the city
según nos acercábamos a la ciudad
as we drew near to the city
no te acerques tanto al micrófono
don't get so close to the microphone
se le acercaron dos policías
two policemen came up to o approached him
se están acercando a una solución
they are getting close to o edging towards a solution
1.2. acercarse amigos/países:
acercarse
to draw closer together
acercarse
to come closer together
1.3. acercarse hora/momento:
acercarse
to draw near
acercarse
to approach
se acercaba la fecha de su partida
the day of her departure was drawing near o approaching
ahora que se acercan las Navidades
now that Christmas is coming
2. acercarse (ir, pasar):
acércate una tarde a tomar café
come around for coffee some afternoon
ya que estaba en Londres me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo
as I was in London I dropped by his office to say hello
3. acercarse postura/ideas (asemejarse):
acercarse a algo
to lean o tend toward(s) sth
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
zoom in
hacer un zoom in (acercar rápidamente una imagen usando un teleobjetivo)
“do not use near a naked flame”
“no acercar a la llama”
in the PONS Dictionary
I. acercar VB trans c → qu
1. acercar (poner más cerca):
acercar
to bring nearer
acerca la silla a la mesa
draw the chair up to the table
2. acercar (traer):
acercar
to bring over
3. acercar inf (llevar):
acercar
to take
acercar
to bring
II. acercar VB refl acercarse
1. acercar (aproximarse):
acercarse a alguien/algo
to approach sb/sth
2. acercar (ir):
acercarse
to come [or go] round
acercarse a la tienda a por patatas
to go round to the shop for potatoes
in the PONS Dictionary
I. acercar <c → qu> [a·ser·ˈkar, a·θer-] VB trans
1. acercar (poner cerca):
acercar
to bring nearer
acerca la silla a la mesa
draw the chair up to the table
acerca la silla a la mesa (traer)
to bring over
2. acercar inf (llevar):
acercar
to take
acercar
to bring
II. acercar <c → qu> [a·ser·ˈkar, a·θer-] VB refl
acercarse a alguien/algo
to approach sb/sth
acercarse a la tienda a por patatas
to go to the store for potatoes
presente
yoacerco
túacercas
él/ella/ustedacerca
nosotros/nosotrasacercamos
vosotros/vosotrasacercáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesacercan
imperfecto
yoacercaba
túacercabas
él/ella/ustedacercaba
nosotros/nosotrasacercábamos
vosotros/vosotrasacercabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesacercaban
indefinido
yoacerqué
túacercaste
él/ella/ustedacercó
nosotros/nosotrasacercamos
vosotros/vosotrasacercasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesacercaron
futuro
yoacercaré
túacercarás
él/ella/ustedacercará
nosotros/nosotrasacercaremos
vosotros/vosotrasacercaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesacercarán
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También se acercaron para cubrir el evento unos 2000 periodistas de todo el mundo.
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El lenguaje del loco es anti-institucional, y tu obra de acercarse a las instituciones lo hace con reflexión previa.
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Timothy realizó un experimento en vivo para acercar la neurociencia a todas las edades.
blog.sabf.org.ar
Se acerca la noche, y viene lo peor e inesperado.
www.elindependienteonline.com
Un rato después vemos al dúo de escuincles acercarse a jóvenes mayores que monean bajo la penumbra de un árbol.
www.revistaanfibia.com

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