atestar

v.

1 to pack, to cram.

Ricardo atestó la cajuela del auto Richard crammed the car's trunk.

2 to testify to (law).

3 to attest, to bear witness to, to witness, to testify to.

El testigo atestó la declaración The witness attested the deposition.

4 to depose, to attest.

María atestó contra su marido Mary deposed against her husband.

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atestar

► verbo transitivo

1 DERECHO to testify

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atestar

► verbo transitivo

1 (atiborrar) to cram (de, with), pack (de, with)

► verbo pronominal atestarse

1 (de comida) to stuff oneself (de, with)

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verb

1) to crowd, pack, stuff

2) attest, testify

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I

VT (Jur) to attest, testify to; (=dar prueba de) to vouch for

una palabra no atestada — an unattested word, an unrecorded word

II

1.

VT (=llenar) to pack, stuff (de with)

atestar a algn de frutas — * to stuff sb with fruit

2.

See:

atestarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (llenar) <local/plaza> to pack; <caja/cajón>

atestar de algo — to pack with o full of something

2) (Der) <firma> to witness

2.

atestar vi (Der) to testify

3.

atestarse v pron

atestarse de algo — to stuff oneself with something

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= pack in, throng, jam, pack.

Ex. This approach allows the construction of concise summaries, containing complex sentences that pack in information.

Ex. The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.

Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex. Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.

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* atestar de = clutter (with), cram with.

* atestar en = cram into.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (llenar) <local/plaza> to pack; <caja/cajón>

atestar de algo — to pack with o full of something

2) (Der) <firma> to witness

2.

atestar vi (Der) to testify

3.

atestarse v pron

atestarse de algo — to stuff oneself with something

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atestar(de)

(v.) = clutter (with), cram with

Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.

Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

= pack in, throng, jam, pack.

Ex: This approach allows the construction of concise summaries, containing complex sentences that pack in information.

Ex: The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.

Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex: Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.

* atestar de = clutter (with), cram with.

* atestar en = cram into.

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atestar

vt

A (llenar) ‹local/plaza› to pack atestar algo DE algo ‹caja/cajón› to pack sth WITH sth, to pack sth full OF sth

B [A1 ] (Der) ‹firma› to witness

■ atestar

vi

[A1 ] (Der) to testify

■ atestarse

v pron

atestarse DE algo to stuff oneself WITH sth

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atestar 1 vtr Jur to testify
atestar 2 vtr (abarrotar) to pack, cram [de, with]
'atestar' also found in these entries:
English:
clutter
- mob
- pack
- throng
- jam

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atestar

♦ vt

1. [llenar] to pack, to cram (de with);

los manifestantes atestaban la plaza the square was packed with demonstrators

2. Der to testify to

♦ See also the pronominal verb atestarse

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atestar {55} vt

1) atiborrar: to crowd, to pack

2) : to witness, to testify to

atestar vi

: to testify