invertir

v.

1 to reverse (orden).

2 to invest.

Ellos invierten sin pensarlo mucho They invest without much ado.

Ella invierte dinero y esfuerzo She invests time and effort.

3 to spend (time).

4 to turn upside down, to invert.

Ella invirtió el vaso She inverted the glass.

Ella invierte las palabras She inverts=transposes the words.

5 to put up, to invest.

Ellos invirtieron mucho esfuerzo They put up a lot of effort.

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invertir

Conjugation model [HERVIR], like {{link=hervir}}hervir

► verbo transitivo

1 (orden) to invert, reverse

2 (dirección) to reverse

3 (tiempo) to spend (en, on)

4 FINANZAS to invest (en, in)

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verb

1) to invert, reverse

2) invest

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1. VT

1) (Com, Econ) to invest (en in)

2) [+ esfuerzo, tiempo] to invest (en on)

put in (en on)

invirtieron una hora en recorrer diez kilómetros — they spent an hour covering ten kilometres

3) [+ figura, objeto] (=volcar) to invert, turn upside down; (=poner al revés) to put the other way round, reverse

4) (=cambiar) [+ orden] to change, invert; [+ dirección] to reverse

5) (Mat) to invert

2.

VI

invertir en algo — to invest in sth

3.

VPR [papeles, relación de fuerzas, tendencia] to be reversed

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <dinero/capital> to invest; <tiempo> to invest, devote

2) <orden/papeles/términos> to reverse; <imagen/figura> to invert, reverse

2.

invertir vi to invest

invertir en algo — to invest in something

3.

invertirse v pron papeles/funciones to be reversed

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= invert, reverse, invest.

Ex. How is a user to know which multi-word terms in a system have been inverted and which have not?.

Ex. Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex. Over the past 5 years Drew University has invested $3.5 million in cutting edge technology and installed an on-line library system.

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* invertir capital = sink + capital.

* invertir dinero = invest + money, commit + money.

* invertir el tiempo de Uno en = invest + Posesivo + time in.

* invertir esfuerzo intelectual en = invest + Posesivo + thoughts in.

* invertir más dinero = dig + deep.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <dinero/capital> to invest; <tiempo> to invest, devote

2) <orden/papeles/términos> to reverse; <imagen/figura> to invert, reverse

2.

invertir vi to invest

invertir en algo — to invest in something

3.

invertirse v pron papeles/funciones to be reversed

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= invert, reverse, invest.

Ex: How is a user to know which multi-word terms in a system have been inverted and which have not?.

Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.

Ex: Over the past 5 years Drew University has invested $3.5 million in cutting edge technology and installed an on-line library system.

* invertir capital = sink + capital.

* invertir dinero = invest + money, commit + money.

* invertir el tiempo de Uno en = invest + Posesivo + time in.

* invertir esfuerzo intelectual en = invest + Posesivo + thoughts in.

* invertir más dinero = dig + deep.

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invertir [I11 ]

vt

A ‹dinero/capital› to invest; ‹tiempo› to invest, devote

invirtió todos sus ahorros en el proyecto he invested all his savings in the project, he put all his savings into the project

invirtió muchas horas en escribirlo she invested a great deal of time in writing it, she put a great deal of time into writing it, she spent a lot of time writing it

B ‹orden/términos/posiciones› to reverse; ‹imagen/figura› to invert, reverse

■ invertir

vi

to invest invertir EN algo to invest IN sth

invertimos en el futuro we are investing in the future

■ invertirse

v pron

«papeles/funciones» to be reversed

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invertir (conjugate invertir) verbo transitivo
1 ‹dinero/capital› to invest;
‹tiempo› to invest, devote
2 ‹orden/papeles/términos› to reverse;
‹imagen/figura› to invert, reverse
verbo intransitivo
to invest;
invertir en algo to invest in sth
invertirse verbo pronominal [papeles/funciones] to be reversed
invertir verbo transitivo
1 (orden, magnitudes) to invert, reverse
2 (dinero, tiempo, esfuerzo) to invest [en, in]: voy a invertir todos mis esfuerzos en sacar este curso adelante, I'm going to invest all of my efforts in successfully completing this course
'invertir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colocar
- meter
- invierta
- invirtiera
English:
go into
- inject
- invert
- invest
- plough
- put
- reverse
- scientific
- should
- sink
- stake
- tie up
- lay
- money

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invertir

♦ vt

1. [orden] to reverse;

[poner boca abajo] to turn upside down, to invert;

si invertimos estos dos elementos if we reverse the order of these two elements;

invirtió la dirección de la marcha he put the vehicle into reverse;

Comp

invertir los papeles to swap roles

2. [dinero] to invest

3. [tiempo, esfuerzo] to invest

4. [tardar] [tiempo] to spend;

invirtieron dos horas en llegar a la cumbre they took two hours getting to the summit

♦ vi

[dinero] to invest (en in);

invertir en bolsa to invest on the stock market

♦ See also the pronominal verb invertirse

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invertir

v/t

1 reverse

2 COM invest (en in)

3 INFOR invert

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invertir {76} vt

1) : to invert, to reverse

2) : to invest

invertir vi

: to make an investment

♦ See also the reflexive verb invertirse

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invertir vb

1. (dinero, tiempo) to invest

es un buen momento para invertir en esta empresa it's a good time to invest in this company

2. (cambiar el orden) to reverse