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adopted

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Spanish
English
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adoptar VB trans

1. adoptar:

adoptar actitud/costumbre
to adopt
adoptar decisión
to take
habrá que adoptar medidas drásticas
drastic measures will have to be taken
la decisión fue adoptada por unanimidad
the decision was unanimous
adoptó la resolución de no volver a verla
he took the decision o resolved not to see her again
desde que se adoptó el sistema decimal
since decimalization was introduced o adopted
si la mecanógrafa adopta una postura incorrecta
if the typist sits badly
si la mecanógrafa adopta una postura incorrecta
if the typist adopts an incorrect posture form

2. adoptar niño:

adoptar
to adopt

3. adoptar:

adoptar nacionalidad
to take
adoptar nacionalidad
to adopt
adoptar apellido
to adopt
adoptar apellido
to take
adoptó una postura anuente
he chose to allow it to happen
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
adopt child
adoptar
adopt idea/strategy/custom/title
adoptar
she adopted a stern tone
adoptó un tono severo
attitudinize
adoptar poses
Octavius renamed himself Augustus
Octavio adoptó el nombre de Augusto
to adopt a bunker mentality
adoptar una postura defensiva
she adopted a studiously indifferent air
adoptó una actitud de estudiada indiferencia
to adopt a strategy
adoptar una estrategia
to change over to sth
adoptar algo
to adopt a neutral/disinterested posture
adoptar una postura neutral/desinteresada
posture
adoptar poses

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish
English
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adoptar VB trans

adoptar
to adopt
adoptar una actitud reservada
to adopt a reserved attitude
adoptar una actitud incomprensible
to behave incomprehensibly
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
adopt
adoptar
to take an uncompromising stand
adoptar una postura intransigente
assume
adoptar
embrace ideas, religion
adoptar
to take an indeterminate stance
adoptar una postura ecléctica
to adopt British/Spanish nationality
adoptar la nacionalidad británica/española
take on
adoptar
to come round to sb's point of view
adoptar el punto de vista de alguien
in the PONS Dictionary
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Spanish
English
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adoptar [a·dop·ˈtar] VB trans

adoptar
to adopt
adoptar una actitud reservada
to adopt a reserved attitude
adoptar una actitud incomprensible
to behave strangely
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
adopt
adoptar
to take an uncompromising stand
adoptar una postura intransigente
to adopt American/Spanish nationality
adoptar la nacionalidad estadounidense/española
co-opt
adoptar como propio
embrace ideas, religion
adoptar
assume alias, identity
adoptar
to take an indeterminate stance
adoptar una postura ecléctica
take on
adoptar
presente
yoadopto
túadoptas
él/ella/ustedadopta
nosotros/nosotrasadoptamos
vosotros/vosotrasadoptáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesadoptan
imperfecto
yoadoptaba
túadoptabas
él/ella/ustedadoptaba
nosotros/nosotrasadoptábamos
vosotros/vosotrasadoptabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesadoptaban
indefinido
yoadopté
túadoptaste
él/ella/ustedadoptó
nosotros/nosotrasadoptamos
vosotros/vosotrasadoptasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesadoptaron
futuro
yoadoptaré
túadoptarás
él/ella/ustedadoptará
nosotros/nosotrasadoptaremos
vosotros/vosotrasadoptaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesadoptarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

adoptar una actitud reservada
to adopt a reserved attitude
adoptar una actitud incomprensible
to behave incomprehensibly
to come round to sb's point of view
adoptar el punto de vista de alguien
to take a stand on (doing) sth
adoptar una postura con respecto a (hacer) algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Todos tenemos que estar anuente al cambio que se da en la tecnología.
cruv.blogspot.com
Si surgen problemas, él estará anuente a hacerse cargo de los mismos para resolver los.
www.incae.edu
La idea es una persona que cede fácilmente, que es dócil y anuente.
obrerofiel.com
Estamos anuentes, sin embargo, de que la realidad de carencia de coordinación entre los juzgados podrá resultar en la falta de acumulación de estos procesos.
www.lawyers-abogados.net
Me gusta lo de conversarlo y estoy anuente a ayudar en todo lo que pueda.
13ocho.com

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