forjar

v.

1 to forge (metal).

El herrero forjó mi baranda The blacksmith forged my banister.

2 to create, to form.

Ella forjó una filosofía nueva She created a new philosophy.

las guerras forjan héroes wars create heroes

3 to invent (mentira).

Ricardo forjó buenas ideas Richard invented good ideas.

4 to shape, to mold, to educate, to form.

Ricardo forjó a su hijo Richard shaped his son.

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forjar

► verbo transitivo

1 (metales) to forge

2 figurado (crear) to create, make

3 figurado (imaginar) to imagine

■ forjar sueños to dream

► verbo pronominal forjarse

1 (crearse) to forge for oneself

■ forjarse un buen futuro to forge a fine future for oneself

2 (imaginarse) to dream up

■ forjarse ilusiones to build up false hopes

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verb

1) to forge

2) create

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VT

1) [+ hierro] to forge, shape

2) (=crear) [gen] to forge, shape; [+ sueños, ilusiones] to build up

forjar un plan — to hammer out a plan

tratamos de forjar un estado moderno — we are trying to build a modern state

3) [+ mentiras] to invent, concoct

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <utensilio/pieza> to forge; <metal> to work

b) <porvenir> to shape, forge; <plan> to make; <ilusiones/esperanzas> to build up

c) <nación/bases> to create; <amistad/alianza> to forge

2.

forjarse v pron <porvenir> to shape, forge; <ilusiones> to build up

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= fashion, forge, shape.

Ex. The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex. This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex. A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.

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* forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.

* forjar la identidad = shape + identity.

* forjarse = take + shape.

* forjarse una identidad = forge + identity.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <utensilio/pieza> to forge; <metal> to work

b) <porvenir> to shape, forge; <plan> to make; <ilusiones/esperanzas> to build up

c) <nación/bases> to create; <amistad/alianza> to forge

2.

forjarse v pron <porvenir> to shape, forge; <ilusiones> to build up

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= fashion, forge, shape.

Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.

Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.

Ex: A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.

* forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.

* forjar la identidad = shape + identity.

* forjarse = take + shape.

* forjarse una identidad = forge + identity.

* idea + forjar = idea + shape.

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forjar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹utensilio/pieza› to forge hierro

2 ‹porvenir› to shape, forge; ‹plan› to make; ‹ilusiones/esperanzas› to build up

3 ‹nación/bases› to create; ‹amistad/alianza› to forge

■ forjarse

v pron

‹porvenir› to shape, forge; ‹ilusiones› to build up

forjarse un camino to forge a way for oneself

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forjar (conjugate forjar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹utensilio/pieza› to forge;

‹metal› to work

b) ‹porvenir› to shape, forge;

‹plan› to make;
‹ilusiones/esperanzas› to build up

c) ‹nación/bases› to create;

‹amistad/alianza› to forge
forjarse verbo pronominal ‹porvenir› to shape, forge;
‹ilusiones› to build up
forjar verbo transitivo
1 (un metal) to forge
2 (una empresa, una ilusión) to create, make
'forjar' also found in these entries:
English:
forge

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forjar

♦ vt

1. [metal] to forge

2. [persona, nación] to create, to form;

las guerras forjan héroes wars create heroes

3. [mentira] to invent;

[plan] to form

♦ See also the pronominal verb forjarse

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forjar

v/t metal forge

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forjar vt

1) : to forge

2) : to shape, to create

forjar un compromiso: to hammer out a compromise

3) : to invent, to concoct

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forjar vb to forge