encaminarse

encaminarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (dirigirse) to head (a, for) (hacia, towards)

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VPR

1)

encaminarse a o hacia — (=dirigirse a) to head for, set out for

nos encaminamos hacia el pueblo — we headed o set out for the village

2)

encaminarse a — (=tener como objetivo) to be designed to, be aimed at

nuestros esfuerzos se encaminan a la solución del conflicto — our efforts are designed to solve the conflict, our efforts are aimed at solving the conflict

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■encaminarse verbo reflexivo to head [a, for] [hacia, towards]: nos encaminamos a toda prisa hacia el hospital, we made our way to the hospital as fast as we could
'encaminarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dirigirse
- ir
- dirigir
- encaminar
English:
way
- ground

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vpr

1. [hacia un lugar]

encaminarse a/hacia to set off for/towards;

se encaminó al jardín she headed for the garden;

ahora nos encaminamos hacia la sala de Rubens we are now making our way to the Rubens room

2. [destinarse]

encaminarse a to be directed towards, to be aimed at

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encaminarse

v/r set off (a for), head (a for); fig

be aimed o

directed (a at)

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vr

encaminarse a : to head for, to aim at