recurrir a

v.

1 to turn to, to call on, to appeal to, to fall back on.

Recurrí a todos mis ahorros I turned to [break into] all my savings

María recurrió a Ricardo An turned to Richard.

2 to resort to, to turn to.

María recurrió a quebrar botellas Mary resorted to breaking bottles.

3 to turn to, to fall back upon, to break into.

Recurrí a todos mis ahorros I turned to [break into] all my savings

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1) to resort to

2) appeal to, turn to

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(v.) = fall back on, have + recourse to, call into + play

Ex. Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

Ex. The special auxiliaries to which you have recourse in this case are enumerated under 7.0.

Ex. Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

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(v.) = fall back on, have + recourse to, call into + play

Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.

Ex: The special auxiliaries to which you have recourse in this case are enumerated under 7.0.

Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.