to affect /ë'fekt/ • (conmover) to upset, to affect • (incumbir, perjudicar) to affect • (su muerte me afectó mucho) I was deeply affected by his death • (la muerte de su abuelo le afectó muchísimo) his grandfather's death upset him terribly • (las medidas afectan principalmente a los estudiantes universitarios) the measures mainly affect college students
basarse (en)
((persona)) to have grounds (for sth / for doing sth) • (la película se basa en una novela) the film is based on a novel
comparar
to compare /këm'peë/ • (~ algo con algo) to compare sth with sth
conectar
to connect /kë'nekt/ sth (up) (with/to sth) • (conecta la impresora al ordenador) connect the printer to the computer • (enchufar) to plug sth in
constar (tb: 'hacer ~')
(ser cierto) to be sure (of sth / that...) • (me consta que ellos no lo hicieron) I'm sure they didn't do it • (~ de) to consist (of sth) • (y para que así conste a los efectos oportunos...) and so that this may be officially recorded...
depender (tb: depende)
to depend /di'pend/ (on sth) • (~ de qué / de cómo) to depend what / how • (depende) it depends (on sth, on whether...) • (~ de algn: económicamte, emocionalmte) to be dependent on sb
formar
(crear) to form /fO:m/ • (preparar: educar) to educate, (para un trabajo) to train • (constituir) to make up (!ej) • (vi: Mil) to fall in
implicar
(significar, conllevar) to entail, to involve • (envolver, enredar, mezclar a algn en algo) to involve, to implicate • (significar) to imply • (estuvo implicado en varios casos de fraude: tomó parte) he was involved in several cases of fraud, (: estuvo bajo sospecha) he was implicated in several cases of fraud
influir
to influence • (~ en algo/algn) to influence sth/sb, have (an) influence on sth/sb
ocuparse (de)
(~ de algo/algn: tarea, trabajo) to take care of sth • (problema, asunto) to deal* with sth • (yo me ~é de eso) I'll see to that • (~ de algn: niño, enfermo) to take care of sb, to look after sb • (ocúpate de tus asuntos, expr) mind your business
participar (en)
to take part in sth, to participate in sth
relacionar
to relate, connect • (~ algo a o con algo) to relate / connect sth to sth • to link (to)
representar
to represent /'reprɪ'zent/ (persona, organización, país) • (obra) to perform, to put on • (papel) to play • (aparentar) to look • (simbolizar) to represent, to symbolize • (reproducir: dibujo, foto, escena) to show, to depict • (obra, novela) to portray, to depict • (equivaler a, significar) to represent • (eso ~ía tres días de trabajo) that would mean / involve three days' work
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