acertada in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for acertada in the Spanish»English Dictionary

acertado (acertada) ADJ

el suyo fue un comentario muy acertado

his remark was very much to the point o was very relevant

no me parece muy acertada su decisión

I don't think it was a very good decision

no estuviste muy acertado en decirle eso

it wasn't very clever o smart of you to tell her that

¡qué poco acertados estuvimos en la elección!

we didn't make a very good choice at all

ha sido la compra más acertada que he hecho en mi vida

it's the best buy I've ever made

I.acertar VB trans

acertar respuesta/resultado:

acertar

to get … right

solo acertó tres respuestas

she only got three answers right

solo acertó tres respuestas

she only answered three questions correctly

a ver si aciertas quién es

see if you can guess who it is

II.acertar VB intr

1. acertar (atinar):

acertar

to be right

¿no te dije que iban a perder? pues acerté

didn't I tell you they were going to lose? well, I was right

dijo varios nombres pero no acertó

she said several names but didn't get it right

acertaste al no comprarlo

it was a good decision not to buy it

acertaste al no comprarlo

you did the right thing not buying it

acertar con algo

to get sth right

¿acerté con la talla?

did I get the size right?

has acertado con el regalo, es justo lo que necesitaba

your present's perfect, it's just what I needed

no acerté con la calle/casa

I couldn't find the street/house

2. acertar (lograr, atinar):

acertar a + infinit.

to manage to +  infinit.

no acertó a decir palabra

she didn't manage to say a single word

no acertó a decir palabra

she was unable to utter a single word

no acierto a comprender qué es lo que pretende

I just can't see o I fail to see what he hopes to achieve

3. acertar liter (suceder casualmente):

acertar a + infinit.

to happen to +  infinit.

acertó a pasar por allí

he happened to pass that way

Translations for acertada in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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aptness

lo acertado

judicious decision/choice

acertado

felicitous

acertado

an unenlightened move

una decisión poco acertada

well-advised

acertado

he was left to ponder whether he had made the right decision

quedó preguntándose si su decisión habría sido acertada

the decision wasn't altogether wise

la decisión no fue del todo acertada

I'd question the wisdom of that decision

no me parecería una decisión acertada or prudente

they doubt the wisdom of changing the law

dudan que sea acertado reformar la ley

acertada in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for acertada in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.acertar <e → ie> [a·ser·ˈtar, a·θer-] VB intr

1. acertar (dar):

acertar

to hit

acertar al blanco

to hit the mark

2. acertar (hacer con acierto):

acertar

to be right

acertaste en protestar

you were right to protest

no acerté a encontrar la respuesta

I didn't manage to find the answer

3. acertar (por casualidad):

acertar a hacer algo

to happen to do sth

acertar con algo

to come across sth

II.acertar <e → ie> [a·ser·ˈtar, a·θer-] VB trans

1. acertar (dar en el blanco):

acertar

to hit

2. acertar (adivinar):

acertar

to get right

acertado (-a) [a·ser·ˈta·do, -a; a·θer-] ADJ

1. acertado (atinado):

acertado (-a)

accurate

2. acertado (conveniente):

acertado (-a)

apt

Translations for acertada in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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judicious

acertado, -a

to make a lucky guess

acertar por (pura) casualidad

peg

acertar

wise

acertado, -a

happy phrase, behavior

acertado, -a