- procurar
- v.1 to get, to secure.nos procurarán todos los medios necesarios they will provide us with everything we need2 to try to, to endeavor to, to take pains to.Ella procura barrer bien She tries to sweep well.Ellos procuraron pero no pudieron They tried but couldn't.3 to procure, to produce, to yield.El negocio procura ganancias The business yields utilities.* * *procurar► verbo transitivo1 to try■ procura no enfadarte try not to get angry2 (proporcionar) to get■ nos han procurado billetes para el partido they've managed to get us some tickets for the match* * *verb1) to try2) get* * *1. VT1) (=intentar)
procurar hacer algo — to try to do sth, endeavour o (EEUU) endeavor to do sth
procura conservar la calma — do try to keep calm
procura que no te vean — don't let them see you, take care not to let them see you
2) (=conseguir) to get, obtainprocurar un puesto a algn — to get sb a job, find a job for sb
esto nos procurará grandes beneficios — this will bring us great benefits
3) (=lograr)procurar hacer algo — to manage to do sth, succeed in doing sth
por fin procuró dominarse — eventually he managed to control himself
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (intentar)procurar + INF — to try to + inf, endeavor* to + inf (frml)
procura que no te vea — try not to let him see you
procuraremos que llegue intacto — we'll try to make sure it gets there in one piece
2) <ropa/armas> (frml) to obtain, secure, procure (frml)el consuelo que le procuran los niños — the comfort the children bring him
2.les procuró casa y comida — she found them food and lodging
procurarse v pron (frml) to secure* * *= take + (great) pains to, see to.Ex. Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.Ex. They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.----* procurar que = see that, see to it that.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (intentar)procurar + INF — to try to + inf, endeavor* to + inf (frml)
procura que no te vea — try not to let him see you
procuraremos que llegue intacto — we'll try to make sure it gets there in one piece
2) <ropa/armas> (frml) to obtain, secure, procure (frml)el consuelo que le procuran los niños — the comfort the children bring him
2.les procuró casa y comida — she found them food and lodging
procurarse v pron (frml) to secure* * *= take + (great) pains to, see to.Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.* procurar que = see that, see to it that.* * *procurar [A1 ]vtA (intentar) procurar + INF to try to + INF, endeavor* to + INF (frml)procura no olvidarte try not to forgetprocurar QUE + SUBJ:procura que no te vea try not to let him see youprocuraremos que llegue intacto we'll try to get it there in one piece, we'll try to make sure it gets there in one pieceB ‹ropa/armas› (frml); to obtain, secure, procure (frml)les procuró comida he obtained o secured food for themel consuelo que le procuran los niños the comfort the children bring him■ procurarsev pronto secure (frml)se procuró un cargo en la Universidad she secured a post (for herself) at the University* * *
procurar (conjugate procurar) verbo transitivo (intentar)◊ procurar hacer algo to try to do sth;
procura que no te vea try not to let him see you
procurar verbo transitivo
1 (intentar) to try: procura que el niño coma, try to make the child eat
2 (proporcionar) to secure, get: le procuró un trabajo, she found him a job
'procurar' also found in these entries:
English:
endeavor
- endeavour
- procure
* * *procurar♦ vt1. [intentar]procurar hacer algo to try to do sth;procura llegar puntual try to arrive on time;procurar que… to make sure that…;procuraré que no les falte nada I'll try to make sure they have everything they need2. [proporcionar] to get, to secure;nos procurarán todos los medios necesarios they will provide us with everything we need♦ See also the pronominal verb procurarse* * *procurarv/t try;procura no llegar tarde try not to be late* * *procurar vt1) intentar: to try, to endeavor2) conseguir: to obtain, to procure3)procurar hacer : to manage to do* * *procurar vb to try [pt. & pp. tried]procura portarte bien try to behave yourself
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.