evocar

v.

1 to evoke.

María evocó buenos momentos Mary evoked great moments.

2 to elicit, to arouse.

Ella evocó recuerdos tristes She elicited sad memories.

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evocar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (recuerdo) to evoke, call up; (pasado) to recall

2 (recordar) to evoke, bring to mind

■ aquel paisaje evocaba el de su pueblo natal the landscape evoked that of her home town

3 (a espíritu) to invoke

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verb

to evoke

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VT

1) (=recordar) to evoke, conjure up

2) [+ espíritu] to invoke, call up

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verbo transitivo

1) (liter)

a) persona (recordar) to recall

b) perfume/hecho to evoke, bring to mind

2) <espíritu> to invoke, call up

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= conjure, evoke, interpellate, conjure up, hark(en) back to, hearken back to, beckon forth.

Ex. Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex. If my comments yesterday managed to evoke the landscape of the State of Ohio, I offer no apologies.

Ex. The writers examine how contemporary discourses of advertising interpellate individuals as subjects.

Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.

Ex. The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.

Ex. The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.

Ex. Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

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* evocar a = reek of.

* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

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verbo transitivo

1) (liter)

a) persona (recordar) to recall

b) perfume/hecho to evoke, bring to mind

2) <espíritu> to invoke, call up

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= conjure, evoke, interpellate, conjure up, hark(en) back to, hearken back to, beckon forth.

Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.

Ex: If my comments yesterday managed to evoke the landscape of the State of Ohio, I offer no apologies.

Ex: The writers examine how contemporary discourses of advertising interpellate individuals as subjects.

Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.

Ex: The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.

Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.

Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

* evocar a = reek of.

* evocar una imagen de = conjure up + an image of, conjure up + a vision of.

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evocar [A2 ]

vt

A (liter)

1 «persona» (recordar) to recall

evocaba lejanos momentos de su niñez he recalled distant childhood memories

2 «perfume/hecho» to evoke, bring to mind

B ‹espíritu› to invoke, call up

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evocar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer recordar) to evoke
2 (recordar) to recall: evoqué su sonrisa, I recalled her smile
'evocar' also found in these entries:
English:
call up
- conjure
- evoke
- summon up
- conjure up
- hark back
- suggestive
- summon

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evocar vt

1. [recordar] to recall;

la decoración evoca tiempos pasados the decor recalls o evokes a bygone era;

evocó lo ocurrido en aquel último encuentro she recalled what happened during that last meeting;

estas imágenes me hacen evocar mi infancia these pictures remind me of my childhood

2. [espíritu] to invoke, to call up

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evocar

v/t evoke

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evocar {72} vt

1) : to evoke

2) recordar: to recall