formarse

formarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (desarrollarse) to grow, develop

2 (educarse) to be educated, be trained

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to develop, grow

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VPR

1) (=crearse) to form

se formarán nubes por la tarde — there will be a build-up of clouds in the afternoon, clouds will form in the afternoon

remover la salsa para evitar que se formen grumos — stir the sauce to prevent lumps forming

los vientos que se forman en el Antártico — winds that form o develop in the Antarctic

es inevitable que se formen distintos grupos de opinión — different groups of opinion will inevitably form

se forman colas diarias en el cine — queues form daily outside the cinema

en 1955 se formó el segundo gobierno liberal — in 1955 the second liberal government was formed

2) (=armarse)

[jaleo, follón]

no fue tanto el revuelo que se formó — there wasn't that much of a rumpus

se formó tal follón que no llegaron a oír el final de su discurso — there was such an uproar that they didn't get to hear the end of his speech

3) (=prepararse) [profesional, jugador, militar] to train; [estudiante] to study

se había formado como neurobiólogo — he had trained as a neurobiologist

París fue la ciudad en la que se formó como pintor — Paris was the city in which he learned the art of painting

se formó en el mejor colegio de Inglaterra — he studied o was educated at the best school in England

4) (Mil) to fall in

¡fórmense! — fall in!

se formaron en grupos de a tres — they formed into groups of three

5) (Dep) to line up

el equipo se formó sin González — the team lined up without Gonzalez

6) [+ opinión, impresión] to form

¿qué impresión te has formado? — what impression have you formed?

te formaste una idea equivocada de mí — you got the wrong idea about me

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(v.) = shape up

Ex. A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.

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(v.) = shape up

Ex: A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.

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■formarse verbo reflexivo
1 to be formed, form: se está formando una tormenta, a storm is developing
se formó una idea equivocada del asunto, she got the wrong idea about the matter
2 (educarse, instruirse) to be educated o trained
'formarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pensar
- capacitar
- formar
- preparar
English:
form
- gather
- size up

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vpr

1. [hacerse, crearse] to form;

se formó un corro de gente en torno al accidentado a circle of people formed around the injured person;

se formó espuma en la superficie froth formed on the surface;

con esto ya me formo una idea de lo que pasó that gives me a pretty good idea of what happened

2. [educarse] to be trained o educated;

se formó en la Universidad de Harvard she was educated at Harvard

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formarse

v/r form

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vr

1) desarrollarse: to develop, to take shape

2) educarse: to be educated

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formarse vb

1. (crearse) to form

se forman dunas en el desierto dunes form in the desert

2. (educarse) to be educated / to be trained

se formó en Francia she was educated in France