instalarse

instalarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (persona) to settle; (empresa) to set up

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to settle

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VPR

• instalarse en — [+ casa, oficina] to settle into; [+ ciudad] to set up home in, settle in; [+ país] to settle in

cuando estemos ya instalados os invitaremos a cenar — when we're settled in, we'll invite you round for dinner

¿cuándo os instalaréis en las nuevas oficinas? — when are you moving to the new offices?

en 1940 me instalé definitivamente en España — in 1940 I settled in Spain for good

me instalé en el sofá y de allí no me moví — I sat o settled myself down on the sofa and didn't move from there

• instalarse en el poder — to take power, get into power

el partido ha conseguido instalarse en el poder — the party has managed to take power o get into power

el general se instaló en el poder tras el golpe de estado — the general took power after the coup d'état

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(v.) = make + a home for + Reflexivo, set up + camp

Ex. This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex. This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.

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(v.) = make + a home for + Reflexivo, set up + camp

Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.

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■instalarse vr (una persona) to settle (down): tardé unos días en instalarme en mi nueva casa, it took a few days to get settled in my new place
'instalarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apalancarse
- asentarse
- definitivamente
- instalar
English:
move in
- settle
- settle in
- residence

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vpr

[establecerse]

instalarse en to settle (down) in;

[nueva casa] to move into;

a falta de dormitorios, se instalaron en el salón as there were no bedrooms, they installed themselves in the living-room;

Literario

la tristeza se instaló en su corazón his heart was filled with sadness

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instalarse

v/r en un sitio install o.s., Br

instal o.s.

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vr

establecerse: to settle, to establish oneself

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instalarse vb

1. (en una ciudad ) to settle

se instaló en Granada she settled in Granada

2. (en una casa) to move in

aún no me he instalado en el piso I haven't moved into the flat yet