reaccionar

v.

to react.

El grupo reaccionó The group reacted.

La máquina reaccionó The machine reacted.

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reaccionar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to react

■ la multitud reaccionó con violencia the crowd reacted violently

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verb

to react, respond

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VI

1) (=responder) (tb Fís, Quím) to react (a, ante to) (contra against)(sobre on)

respond (a to)

¿cómo reaccionó? — how did she react?

2) (=sobreponerse) to pull o.s. together

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verbo intransitivo

1) (Fís, Quím) to react

reaccionar a/con algo — to react to/with something

2) (ante situación, noticia) to react

reaccionar a or FRENTE A or ANTE or A algo — to react to something

reaccionar CONTRA algo — to react against something

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= react, get in + the act.

Ex. This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.

Ex. Even the U.S. military got in the act, when in 1984 they abolished happy hours at military base clubs.

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* hacer reaccionar = sting into + action.

* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.

* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* reaccionar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

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verbo intransitivo

1) (Fís, Quím) to react

reaccionar a/con algo — to react to/with something

2) (ante situación, noticia) to react

reaccionar a or FRENTE A or ANTE or A algo — to react to something

reaccionar CONTRA algo — to react against something

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= react, get in + the act.

Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.

Ex: Even the U.S. military got in the act, when in 1984 they abolished happy hours at military base clubs.

* hacer reaccionar = sting into + action.

* reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.

* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* reaccionar rápido = be quick off the mark, be quick off the blocks.

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reaccionar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (Fís, Quím) to react reaccionar CON algo to react WITH sth

2 (Med) to react

la pupila reacciona a la luz the pupil reacts to light

reacciona bien al tratamiento she is responding well to treatment

B (ante una situación, noticia) to react

no me esperaba que reaccionara así I didn't expect him to react like that

reaccionar FRENTE A or ANTE or A algo to react TO sth

reaccionaron bien al or frente al or ante el peligro they reacted well to the danger

reaccionar CONTRA algo to react AGAINST sth

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reaccionar (conjugate reaccionar) verbo intransitivo
to react;
reaccionar a or FRENTE A or ANTE algo to react to sth
reaccionar verbo intransitivo to react: le cuesta reaccionar ante un imprevisto, he finds it hard to respond to unforeseen circumstances
(manifestar rechazo) los estudiantes reaccionaron contra los nuevos planes de estudios, the students protested against the new study plans
'reaccionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fugacidad
- saber
- tomarse
- responder
- tomar
English:
cheek
- interact
- react
- take
- over
- respond
- unpredictable

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reaccionar vi

1. [responder] to react;

no supo cómo reaccionar she didn't know how to react;

la economía reaccionó con las medidas del gobierno the economy responded to the government's measures;

reaccionó con violencia ante las amenazas he reacted violently to the threats

2. Fís & Quím to react;

reaccionar con algo to react with sth

3. [paciente] to respond;

no reaccionó al tratamiento she didn't respond to treatment

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reaccionar

v/i react (a to)

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reaccionar vi

: to react, to respond

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reaccionar vb to react