allanar

v.

1 to flatten, to level (terreno).

allanarle el camino a alguien to smooth the way for somebody

2 to break into (irrumpir en).

las tropas allanaron las viviendas de los campesinos the troops sacked the peasants' houses

El ladrón allanó la casa contigua The thief broke into the house next door

3 to level out, to flatten out, to roll out, to level down.

La apisonadora allana el terreno The steamroller levels out the land.

4 to overcome.

5 to calm down forcibly, to calm down.

6 to search with a warrant.

La policía allanó la casa The police searched the house with a warrant.

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allanar

► verbo transitivo

1 (aplanar) to level, flatten

■ allanar un monte to level a mountain

2 (dificultad etc) to smooth out, solve, resolve

3 (pacificar) to pacify, subdue

■ allanar la revuelta to put down the revolt

4 (entrar a la fuerza) to break into

■ allanar un domicilio to break into a house

► verbo pronominal allanarse

1 (nivelarse) to level out

2 figurado (avenirse) to agree, comply (a, with)

■ se allanó a las condiciones he agreed to the conditions

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FRASEOLOGÍA

allanar el terreno figurado to clear the way

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1. VT

1) (=nivelar) to level, level out, make even; (=alisar) to smooth, smooth down; (Mil) to raze (to the ground)

2) [+ problema] to iron out

3) (Jur) [+ casa] (=robar) to break into, burgle, burglarize (EEUU); esp LAm [policía] to raid

4) [+ país] to pacify, subdue

2.

See:

allanarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (AmL) autoridad/policía to raid

b) (Esp, Méx) delincuente to break into

2) <problemas> to solve, resolve; <obstáculo> to remove, overcome; <terreno> to level out

allanar(le) el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

2.

allanarse v pron

allanarse a algo — to agree to something, agree to accept something

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= flatten, level.

Ex. This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.

Ex. Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (AmL) autoridad/policía to raid

b) (Esp, Méx) delincuente to break into

2) <problemas> to solve, resolve; <obstáculo> to remove, overcome; <terreno> to level out

allanar(le) el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

2.

allanarse v pron

allanarse a algo — to agree to something, agree to accept something

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= flatten, level.

Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.

Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.

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allanar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹casa/edificio›

1 (AmL) «autoridad/policía» to raid

2 (Esp) «delincuente» to break into

B

1 ‹problemas› to solve, resolve; ‹obstáculo› to remove, overcome

un intento de allanar las diferencias entre ellos an attempt to resolve the differences between them

2 ‹terreno› to level out

allanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sb

■ allanarse

v pron

allanarse A algo ‹a condiciones/exigencias› to agree TO sth, agree to accept sth ‹a la demanda› (Der) to allow sth

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allanar (conjugate allanar) verbo transitivo
1

a) (AmL) [autoridad/policía] to raid

b) (Esp, Méx) [delincuente] to break into

2 ‹problemas› to solve, resolve;
‹obstáculo› to remove, overcome;
‹terreno› to level out;

◊ allanar(le) el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sb

allanar verbo transitivo
1 (nivelar un terreno) to level, flatten
fig (quitar obstáculos) to smooth
2 Jur to break into
'allanar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agreste
- aplanar
English:
flatten
- level
- pave
- smooth out
- even
- iron
- raid
- smooth

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allanar vt

1. [terreno] to flatten, to level;

Fig

allanar el camino o [m5]terreno a alguien to smooth the way for sb

2. [dificultad] to overcome;

consiguieron allanar todas las diferencias they managed to sort out all their differences

3. [irrumpir en] to break into;

las tropas allanaron la ciudad the troops sacked the city

4. Am [hacer una redada en] to raid

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allanar

v/t

1 (alisar) smooth

2 (aplanar) level (out)

3 obstáculos overcome

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allanar vt

1) : to raid, to search

2) : to resolve, to solve

3) : to smooth, to level out