expropiar

v.

to expropriate.

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expropiar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to expropriate

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VT [+ casa, terreno] [sin indemnización] to expropriate; [con indemnización] to place a compulsory purchase order on; [+ vehículo] to commandeer

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verbo transitivo (sin indemnización) to expropriate; (con indemnización) to acquire ... by compulsory purchase

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= disentail, expropriate, commandeer.

Ex. A law passed in 1835 disentailed Church properties, making it possible to create libraries in each provincial capital with the acquired religious and scholarly works.

Ex. This law allows the U.S. to impose sanctions against foreign investors in Cuba whose investments allegedly involve properties expropriated from Cubans who are now U.S. nationals.

Ex. He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

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verbo transitivo (sin indemnización) to expropriate; (con indemnización) to acquire ... by compulsory purchase

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= disentail, expropriate, commandeer.

Ex: A law passed in 1835 disentailed Church properties, making it possible to create libraries in each provincial capital with the acquired religious and scholarly works.

Ex: This law allows the U.S. to impose sanctions against foreign investors in Cuba whose investments allegedly involve properties expropriated from Cubans who are now U.S. nationals.

Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

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expropiar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹terreno/edificio› (sin indemnización) to expropriate; (con indemnización) to acquire … by compulsory purchase, expropriate

2 ‹vehículo/materiales› to commandeer

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expropiar (conjugate expropiar) verbo transitivo (sin indemnización) to expropriate;
(con indemnización) to acquire … by compulsory purchase
expropiar verbo transitivo to expropriate
'expropiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
requisar
English:
expropriate
- condemn

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expropiar vt

to expropriate

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expropiar

v/t expropriate

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expropiar vt

: to expropriate, to commandeer

♦ expropiación nf