reivindicar

v.

1 to claim, to demand (derechos, salario).

2 to claim responsibility for (atentado).

3 to lay claim to (herencia, territorio).

4 to defend (memoria).

5 to vindicate, to replevin, to claim the right of, to revindicate.

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reivindicar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to claim, demand

■ los terroristas reivindicaron el atentado the terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack

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verb

1) to vindicate

2) claim

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1. VT

1) (=reclamar) [+ derechos, condiciones, independencia] to demand; [+ herencia] to claim

reivindican subidas salariales — they are demanding pay increases

2) [+ asesinato, crimen] to claim responsibility for

han reivindicado la autoría del atentado — they have claimed responsibility for the attack

3) (=desagraviar) [+ reputación] to vindicate

reivindican la memoria de los poetas asesinados — they're demanding a reappraisal of the murdered poets

4) (Jur) to recover

5) LAm * (=exigir) to demand

2.

See:

reivindicarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <derecho> to demand; <tierras> to claim

b) (rehabilitar) to restore, rehabilitate

c) <atentado> to claim responsibility for

2.

reivindicarse v pron (AmS) to vindicate oneself

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= claim, reclaim, make + claim, vindicate, lay + claim(s) to, demand.

Ex. Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex. The article 'Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex. The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex. The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.

Ex. If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex. The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

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* reivindicar el derecho de Uno = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reivindicar la autoría = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.

* reivindicar la responsabilidad = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <derecho> to demand; <tierras> to claim

b) (rehabilitar) to restore, rehabilitate

c) <atentado> to claim responsibility for

2.

reivindicarse v pron (AmS) to vindicate oneself

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= claim, reclaim, make + claim, vindicate, lay + claim(s) to, demand.

Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.

Ex: The article 'Reclaiming our technological future' discusses the effects of electronic technology on the future development of libraries and librarians.

Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).

Ex: The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.

Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.

Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

* reivindicar el derecho de Uno = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reivindicar la autoría = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.

* reivindicar la responsabilidad = make + claim of responsibility, claim + responsibility.

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reivindicar [A2 ]

vt

1 ‹derecho› to demand; ‹tierras› to claim

reivindicaban el derecho a la huelga they were demanding the right to strike

2 (rehabilitar) to restore, rehabilitate

3 ‹atentado› to claim responsibility for

4 (Der) to lay claim to

■ reivindicarse

v pron

(AmS) to vindicate oneself

tendrá que reivindicarse en el campeonato de Wimbledon he will have to vindicate himself o prove his worth at Wimbledon

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reivindicar (conjugate reivindicar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹derecho› to demand;

‹tierras› to claim

b) (rehabilitar) ‹imagen/reputación› to restore

c) ‹atentado› to claim responsibility for

reivindicar verbo transitivo
1 (reclamar, exigir) to claim, demand
2 (recuperar la dignidad, esplendor) to restore, vindicate: hay que reivindicar la historia de nuestros pueblos, we must claim the right to the heritage of our people
3 (atribuirse) to claim responsibility for
'reivindicar' also found in these entries:
English:
claim
- demand
- vindicate

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reivindicar

♦ vt

1. [derechos, salario] to claim, to demand;

reivindican el derecho a sindicarse they are demanding the right to join a union

2. [atentado, secuestro] to claim responsibility for;

la banda reivindicó el atentado the group claimed responsibility for the attack

3. [herencia, territorio] to lay claim to

4. [reputación, memoria] to defend

♦ See also the pronominal verb reivindicarse

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reivindicar

v/t claim;

reivindicar un atentado claim responsibility for an attack

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reivindicar {72} vt

1) : to vindicate

2) : to demand, to claim

3) : to restore

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reivindicar vb

1. (exigir) to demand / to claim

los obreros reivindicaban un salario justo the workers demanded a fair wage

2. (atribuirse) to claim responsibility for

los terroristas reivindicaron el atentado the terrorists claimed responsibility for the attack