declararse

declararse

► verbo pronominal

1 (amor) to declare one's love (a, for)

■ le declaró su amor durante la fiesta he declared his love for her during the party

2 (fuego, guerra, etc) to break out, start

■ se declaró un incendio en el monte a fire broke out on the mountain

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1) to plead

2) confess one's love

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VPR

1) (=reconocerse) to declare o.s.

se han declarado objetores de conciencia — they have declared themselves conscientious objectors

declararse a favor de algo — to declare o.s. in favour of sth

declararse en bancarrota o quiebra — to declare o.s. bankrupt

poco después de declararse abiertamente homosexual — shortly after coming out as a homosexual, shortly after announcing in public that he was a homosexual

• declararse culpable — to plead guilty

• declararse en huelga — to go on strike

• declararse inocente — to plead not guilty

• declararse en suspensión de pagos — to call in the receivers

2)

declararse a algn — to declare one's love to sb

se le declaró en el jardín — he declared his love to her in the garden

¿se te ha declarado ya? — has he told you he loves you yet?

3) [epidemia, guerra] to break out

se declaró un incendio en el almacén — a fire broke out in the warehouse

el incendio se declaró en la cocina y se extendió por toda la casa — the fire started in the kitchen and spread throughout the house

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■declararse verbo reflexivo
1 (manifestarse, comunicar una decisión) se declaró a favor/en contra de la disposición, he declared himself in favour of/against the regulation
se declararon en huelga, they went on strike
2 (reconocerse) Jur declararse culpable/inocente, to plead guilty/not guilty
3 declararse a alguien to declare one's love for sb
4 (una guerra) to be declared, break out
(una epidemia) to break out
'declararse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
confesar
- culpable
- manifestarse
- declarar
English:
come out
- plead
- profess
- propose
- admit
- come
- plea
- set
- strike
- sympathy

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vpr

1. [incendio, epidemia, motín] to break out;

se ha declarado un incendio forestal en la Sierra de Gredos a forest fire has broken out in the Sierra de Gredos

2. [confesar el amor] to declare one's feelings o love;

se le ha declarado Fernando Fernando has declared his love to her

3. [manifestarse]

el presidente se declaró enemigo de las privatizaciones the president declared o stated that he was opposed to privatizations;

declararse a favor de algo to say one supports sth;

declararse en contra de algo to say one is opposed to sth;

declararse culpable/inocente to plead guilty/not guilty;

declararse en huelga to go on strike;

declararse en quiebra to declare oneself bankrupt

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declararse

v/r

1 declare o.s.;

declararse inocente JUR plead not guilty, plead innocent;

declararse a alguien declare one’s love for s.o.

2 de incendio break out

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vr

1) : to declare oneself, to make a statement

2) : to confess one's love

3) : to plead (in court)

declararse inocente: to plead not guilty

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declararse vb

1. (epidemia, incendio) to break out [pt. broke; pp. broken]

tras el terremoto, se declaró una epidemia de cólera after the earthquake, a cholera epidemic broke out

2. (decir) to say [pt. & pp. said]

se declaró responsable he said he was responsible

3. (confesar amor) to declare your love for

se me declaró he told me he loved me

declararse culpable to plead guilty

declararse inocente to plead not guilty