franquear

v.

1 to clear (paso, camino).

2 to negotiate, to cross.

franquear el umbral (también figurative) to cross the threshold

3 to attach postage to (correo).

4 to frank.

El auto franqueó el portón The car franked the gate.

5 to go freely through, to climb over, to pass unhindered.

El soldado franqueó el búnker The soldier went freely through the bunker.

6 to pay postage for, to stamp, to pay duty for.

Millie franqueó el sobre Millie paid postage for the envelope.

7 to free, to clear.

El tractor franqueó el trigal The tractor freed the wheat field.

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franquear

► verbo transitivo

1 (dejar libre) to free, clear

2 (atravesar) to cross; (superar) to overcome

■ franquear un problema to overcome a problem

3 (carta) to frank

► verbo pronominal franquearse

1 to unbosom oneself, open up one's heart

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a franquear en destino postage paid

máquina de franquear franking machine

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verb

1) to cross

2) exempt

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1. VT

1) [+ camino] to clear, open

franquear el paso a algn — to clear the way for sb

franquear la entrada a — to give free entry to

2) (=atravesar) [+ río] to cross; [+ obstáculo] to negotiate

3) (Correos) to frank, stamp

una carta franqueada — a post-paid letter

una carta insuficientemente franqueada — a letter with insufficient postage

4) [+ esclavo] to free, liberate

5) [+ derecho] to grant, concede (a to)

2.

See:

franquearse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <paso/entrada> to clear; <puerta> to go through; <umbral/río> to cross

2) <carta> (pagar) to pay the postage on

a franquear en destino — postpaid

2.

franquearse v pron

franquearse con alguien — to confide in somebody

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= circumvent, frank.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. It still involved a degree of staff time, however, in the folding of the overdues, inserting them in envelopes and finally franking them.

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* franquear una carta = frank + letter.

* franquear un paquete = frank + parcel.

* franquear un peligro = negotiate + hazard.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* máquina de franquear = franking machine.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <paso/entrada> to clear; <puerta> to go through; <umbral/río> to cross

2) <carta> (pagar) to pay the postage on

a franquear en destino — postpaid

2.

franquearse v pron

franquearse con alguien — to confide in somebody

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= circumvent, frank.

Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex: It still involved a degree of staff time, however, in the folding of the overdues, inserting them in envelopes and finally franking them.

* franquear una carta = frank + letter.

* franquear un paquete = frank + parcel.

* franquear un peligro = negotiate + hazard.

* franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.

* máquina de franquear = franking machine.

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franquear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹paso/entrada› to clear

2 ‹puerta› to go through; ‹umbral› to cross

B ‹carta›

1 (pagar) to pay the postage on

[ S ] a franquear en destino postpaid

2 (con franqueadora) to frank

■ franquearse

v pron

franquearse CON algn to confide IN sb, open one's heart TO sb (liter)

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franquear (conjugate franquear) verbo transitivo
1 ‹paso/entrada› to clear;
‹puerta› to go through;
‹umbral/río› to cross
2 ‹carta› (pagar) to pay the postage on
franquearse verbo pronominal franquearse con algn to confide in sb
franquear verbo transitivo
1 (dejar expedito, despejar) to free, clear
2 (traspasar, cruzar) to cross
3 (un obstáculo) to overcome
4 (poner sellos) to frank
'franquear' also found in these entries:
English:
frank
- stamp

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franquear

♦ vt

1. [dejar libre] to clear;

el guardia nos franqueó el paso the guard let us pass

2. [atravesar] [río] to negotiate, to cross;

[puerta] to go through; [frontera] to cross; también Fig

franquear el umbral to cross the threshold

3. [correo] to attach postage to;

[con máquina] to frank;

enviar un sobre franqueado to send a stamped (addressed) envelope;

a franquear en destino [en sobre] postage paid, post-paid, Br ≈ Freepost®

♦ See also the pronominal verb franquearse

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franquear

v/t

1 carta pay the postage on;

sin franquear unstamped;

a franquear en destino postage paid

2 camino, obstáculo clear

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franquear vt

1) : to clear

2) atravesar: to cross, to go through

3) : to pay the postage on

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franquear vb to stamp