- erigir
- v.1 to erect, to build (to build).2 to name.* * *erigir► verbo transitivo1 (alzar) to erect, build2 (instituir) to establish, found3 (convertir) to convert■ erigieron el edificio en embajada they converted the building into the embassy4 (elevar de categoría) to make■ le erigieron jefe de la pandilla they made him gang leader► verbo intransitivo1 (elevar de categoría) to promote (en, to)► verbo pronominal erigirse1 (atribuirse) to set oneself up (en, as)■ se erigió en presidente he set himself up as president* * *verb1) to erect, build2) establish, found* * *1. VT1) (Arquit) [+ monumento] to erect; [+ edificio] to build2) (=fundar) to establish, found3)
erigir a algn en algo — to set sb up as sth
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (frml) <edificio> to build, erect (frml); <monumento> to erect (frml), to raise (frml)b) (frml) (convertir, elevar)2.erigir algo/a alguien en algo — to set something/somebody up as something
erigirse v pron (llegar a ser)erigirse en algo — to become something; (atribuirse funciones de) to set oneself up as something
* * *= erect, elevate.Ex. Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.----* erigirse = self-appointed, self-proclaimed.* erigirse en = set + Reflexivo + up as.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (frml) <edificio> to build, erect (frml); <monumento> to erect (frml), to raise (frml)b) (frml) (convertir, elevar)2.erigir algo/a alguien en algo — to set something/somebody up as something
erigirse v pron (llegar a ser)erigirse en algo — to become something; (atribuirse funciones de) to set oneself up as something
* * *= erect, elevate.Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.* erigirse = self-appointed, self-proclaimed.* erigirse en = set + Reflexivo + up as.* * *erigir [I7 ]vt1 (frml); ‹edificio› to build, erect (frml); ‹monumento› to erect (frml), to raise (frml)2 (frml) (convertir, elevar) erigir algo/a algn EN algo to set sth/sb up AS stherigió el partido en árbitro científico y cultural he set the party up as scientific and cultural arbiterlo han erigido en mártir nacional they have made him into a national hero, he has been elevated o raised to the status of a national hero■ erigirsev pron(llegar a ser) erigirse EN algo to become sth; (atribuirse funciones de) to set oneself up AS sthse erigió en árbitro de la polémica he set himself up as arbiter of the controversyse erigió en portavoz del grupo he took it upon himself to act as spokesman for the group* * *
erigir (conjugate erigir) verbo transitivoa) (frml) ‹edificio› to build, erect (frml);
‹monumento› to erect (frml), to raise (frml)b) (frml) (convertir, elevar) erigir algo/a algn en algo to set sth/sb up as sth
erigirse verbo pronominal (llegar a ser) erigirse en algo to become sth;
(atribuirse funciones de) to set oneself up as sth
erigir verbo transitivo to erect, build
'erigir' also found in these entries:
English:
erect
- raise
- re-erect
- set up
* * *erigir♦ vt1. [construir] to erect, to build2. [nombrar] to name;fue erigido rey de Dinamarca he was named king of Denmark♦ See also the pronominal verb erigirse* * *erigirv/t1 erect2 persona set up (en as)* * *erigir {35} vt: to build, to erect♦ See also the reflexive verb erigirse* * *erigir vb to erect
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.