asuman in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for asuman in the Spanish»English Dictionary

asumir VB trans

1.1. asumir cargo/tarea:

asumir

to take on

asumir

to assume form

no quiere asumir la responsabilidad del cuidado de los niños

he doesn't want to take on o assume responsibility for looking after the children

debe asumir las consecuencias de sus errores

he must accept the consequences of his mistakes

asumió el mando del regimiento

he assumed command of the regiment

han asumido el compromiso de reconstruir la ciudad

they have undertaken to rebuild the city

asumió la defensa del presunto asesino

he took on the defense of the alleged murderer

no estaban dispuestos a asumir ese riesgo

they were not prepared to take that risk

1.2. asumir (adquirir) características:

la situación ha asumido una gravedad inusitada

the situation has assumed o taken on an unwonted gravity form

la situación ha asumido una gravedad inusitada

the situation has become unusually serious

el incendio asumió grandes proporciones

it turned into a major fire

1.3. asumir (adoptar):

asumir aire/actitud

to adopt

asumir aire/actitud

to assume liter

asumió un aire de indiferencia

he adopted o assumed an air of indifference

1.4. asumir (aceptar):

asumir

to come to terms with

todavía no han logrado asumir esta nueva realidad

they have not come to terms with this new situation yet

ya tengo totalmente asumido el problema

I've learned to live with o I've come to terms with o I've come to accept the problem now

2. asumir LatAm (suponer):

asumir

to assume

aun asumiendo que estos datos fueran ciertos

even supposing o even assuming that these figures were correct

aun asumiendo que estos datos fueran ciertos

even if we assume that these figures are correct

Translations for asuman in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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don form

asumir

I was forced to don the role of critic

me vi obligado a asumir el papel de crítico

abdicate responsibility/authority

no asumir

to take a back seat inf

dejar que otros asuman las responsibilidades (or toman las decisiones etc.)

undertake (take upon oneself) responsibility

asumir

she feels unequal to taking on the responsibility

se siente incapaz de asumir la responsabilidad

it would be fatal to assume that …

sería funesto or tendría funestas consecuencias asumir que …

resume power/post

volver a asumir

you must accept the reponsibility and act accordingly

debe asumir la responsabilidad y obrar en consecuencia

take on responsibility/role

asumir

take on appearance

asumir

asuman in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for asuman in the Spanish»English Dictionary

asumir VB trans

1. asumir:

asumir (responsabilidad)

to assume

asumir (responsabilidad)

to take on

asumir (cargo)

to take over

asumir (actitud)

to adopt

asumir (gastos)

to agree to pay

2. asumir (suponer):

asumir

to assume

la catástrofe está asumiendo proporciones espantosas

the catastrophe is assuming frightening proportions

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

asumir la presidencia

to take over the presidency

asumir la presidencia

to take the chair

asumir un riesgo

to assume a risk

Translations for asuman in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

assume

asumir LatAm

assume

asumir

to take over the rearing of sb

asumir la crianza de alguien

resume duties

volver a asumir

take over

asumir

to take command of

asumir el mando de

take responsibility

asumir

asuman Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

asumir un riesgo

to assume a risk

asumir la presidencia

to take over the presidency

asumir la presidencia

to take the chair