conformarse

conformarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (contentarse) to resign oneself (con, to), be content (con, with), make do (con, with)

■ tendré que conformarme con este sueldo I'll have to be content with this salary

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VPR

1) (=estar satisfecho)

• conformarse con algo — to be happy with sth

yo me conformo con cualquier cosa para cenar — I'm happy to have anything for dinner

yo me conformo con lo que tengo — I'm happy o satisfied with what I have

no se conforma con nada — he's never happy o satisfied

tuvo que conformarse con la medalla de plata — she had to settle for the silver medal, she had to be satisfied with the silver medal

de momento me conformo con no perder dinero — at the moment I'm just happy not to be making a loss

el hombre ya no se conforma con transformar la naturaleza — Man is no longer content o satisfied with transforming nature

no hay que conformarse con pensar, hay que actuar — thinking is not enough, we have to act

2) (=corresponderse)

• conformarse con — [+ reglas, política] to comply with

eso no se conforma con nuestra política de pagos — that does not comply with our pay policy

no parece conformarse con el original — it doesn't seem to correspond to the original

3) (=tomar la forma)

• conformarse como — to take the form of

la representación se conforma como un viaje existencial — the performance takes the form of an existential journey

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■conformarse verbo reflexivo to resign oneself, be content: me conformo con poca cosa, I don't need much to be happy
'conformarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avenirse
- fastidiarse
- aguantar
- conformar
English:
conform
- line
- settle for
- term
- pot
- settle

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vpr

conformarse con [suerte, destino] to resign oneself to;

[apañárselas con] to make do with; [contentarse con] to settle for;

no se conforma con nada she's never satisfied;

no se conforma con cualquier cosa he won't settle for just anything;

me conformo con lo que tengo I'm quite happy with what I've got;

me conformo con el tercer puesto I'll settle for third place

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conformarse

v/r make do (con with)

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vr

1) resignarse: to resign oneself

2) : to comply, to conform

3)

conformarse con : to content oneself with, to be satisfied with

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conformarse vb to be happy / to make do

se conforma con muy poco she makes do with very little