abortar

v.

1 to abort (feto).

Ella abortó al bebé She aborted the baby.

Ricardo abortó el plan Richard aborted=called off the plan.

Silvia abortó hace un mes Silvia had an abortion a month ago.

2 to have a miscarriage, to miscarry (medicine) (espontáneamente).

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abortar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (voluntariamente) to abort, have an abortion; (involuntariamente) to miscarry, have a miscarriage

2 (fracasar) to fail, fall through

► verbo transitivo

1 (interrumpir) to stop; (frustrar) to foil, thwart

■ la policía el intento de fuga police foiled the escape attempt

■ tuvieron que abortar la misión the mission had to be aborted

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verb

1) to abort, foil, frustrate

2) have an abortion, have a miscarriage

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1.

VI [accidentalmente] to have a miscarriage; [deliberadamente] to have an abortion

se puede abortar gratuitamente — you can have a free abortion

2. VT

1) (=abandonar) [+ plan, aterrizaje] to abort

2) (=frustrar) [+ complot] to foil, frustrate; [+ motín, protesta] to quell, put down

el portero abortó el intento de gol — the goalkeeper frustrated the attempt at a goal

3) (Inform) to abort

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1) (Med) (de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry, abort; (de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort

2) plan/conspiración to miscarry

2.

abortar vt <maniobra/aterrizaje> to abort

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= abort, have + an abortion.

Ex. It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex. This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1) (Med) (de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry, abort; (de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort

2) plan/conspiración to miscarry

2.

abortar vt <maniobra/aterrizaje> to abort

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= abort, have + an abortion.

Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.

Ex: This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.

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abortar [A1 ]

vi

A (Med) (de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry, abort; (de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort

B «plan/conspiración» to miscarry

■ abortar

vt

A ‹maniobra/aterrizaje› to abort

la policía abortó estas acciones de protesta the police quashed these protests

B (Inf) ‹programa/proceso› to abort

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abortar (conjugate abortar) verbo intransitivo (Med) (de forma espontánea) to have a miscarriage, miscarry;
(de forma provocada) to have an abortion, abort
verbo transitivo ‹maniobra/aterrizaje› to abort
abortar
I verbo intransitivo (accidentalmente) to miscarry, have a miscarriage
(voluntariamente) to abort, have an abortion: no quiere abortar, she doesn't want to have an abortion
II verbo transitivo to abort: la policía abortó el intento de secuestro, the police aborted the attempted kidnapping
'abortar' also found in these entries:
English:
abort
- abortion
- miscarry

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abortar

♦ vt

1. [feto] to abort

2. [misión, aterrizaje] to abort;

[atentado] to foil;

abortaron la operación antes de que empezara they called off the operation before it had started

3. Informát [programa] to abort

♦ vi

[espontáneamente] to have a miscarriage, to miscarry; [intencionadamente] to have an abortion

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abortar

I v/i MED espontáneamente miscarry; de forma provocada have an abortion

II v/t plan foil

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abortar vi

: to have an abortion

abortar vt

1) : to abort

2) : to quash, to suppress

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abortar vb

1. (voluntariamente) to have an abortion

2. (espontáneamente) to miscarry [pt. & pp. miscarried]