someterse

someterse

► verbo pronominal

1 (rendirse) to surrender (a, to)

2 (tratamiento etc) to undergo (a, -)

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to submit

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VPR

1) (=aceptar)

• someterse a — [+ disciplina, autoridad] to submit to; [+ normas] to comply with

me someto a la voluntad de Dios — I submit to God's will

tienen que someterse a las normas urbanísticas — they must comply with urban development regulations

• someterse a la mayoría — to give way to the majority

• someterse a la opinión de algn — to bow to sb's opinion

2) (=exponerse)

• someterse a — [+ desprecio, humillación] to subject o.s. to; [+ operación, prueba, tratamiento] to undergo

me niego a someterme a tal suplicio — I refuse to subject myself to such an ordeal

deberá someterse a un intenso entrenamiento — she will have to undergo intensive training

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■someterse verbo reflexivo
1 (a un poder, una ley, voluntad) to submit: nos sometimos a una investigación, we submitted to an investigation
2 (a una acción física, tratamiento) se sometió a un régimen, he went on a diet
te someterás a la quimioterapia, you will undergo chemotherapy
'someterse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atenerse
- chequeo
- someter
- sujetar
English:
gauntlet
- go before
- undergo

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vpr

1. [rendirse] to surrender

2. [conformarse]

someterse a algo [autoridad, voluntad] to submit to sth;

me someteré a la opinión de la mayoría I will submit to o accept the opinion of the majority;

se somete a los caprichos de su marido she gives in to her husband's whims

3. [exponerse]

someterse a algo [interrogatorio, pruebas] to undergo sth;

someterse a un chequeo médico/una operación to undergo o have a check-up/an operation;

se sometió voluntariamente al experimento he underwent the experiment voluntarily;

se sometió a radiaciones peligrosas she subjected o exposed herself to dangerous radiation

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someterse

v/r

1 yield (a to)

2 a ley comply (a with)

3 (rendirse) give in (a to)

4

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someterse a tratamiento undergo treatment

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vr

1) : to submit, to yield

2) : to undergo

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someterse vb

1. (recibir) to have / to undergo [pt. underwent; pp. undergone]

el atleta se sometió a un duro entrenamiento the athlete underwent a tough training session

2. (rendirse) to surrender

el país se sometió al invasor the country surrendered to the invader