recelar

v.

1 to suspect.

2 to fear.

3 to be mistrustful.

recelar de to mistrust

4 to have suspicion.

5 to distrust, to mistrust, to be leery of.

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recelar

► verbo transitivo

1 (sospechar) to suspect, distrust

2 (temer) to fear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (desconfiar) to be suspicious (de, of)

■ recela de todos he is suspicious of everybody

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1.

VT

recelar que ... — to suspect that ..., fear that ...

2.

VI

recelar de — to be suspicious of

recelar de hacer algo — to be wary of doing sth

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1.

verbo intransitivo

recelar DE algo/alguien — to be suspicious of something/somebody, distrust something/somebody

2.

recelar vt to suspect

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= be shy of + Gerundio, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about).

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.

Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

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* recelar de = be leery of, mistrust.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

recelar DE algo/alguien — to be suspicious of something/somebody, distrust something/somebody

2.

recelar vt to suspect

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= be shy of + Gerundio, have + misgivings, have + reservations (about).

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.

Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

* recelar de = be leery of, mistrust.

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recelar [A1 ]

vi

recelar DE algo/algn to be suspicious OF sth/sb, distrust sth/sb

recelaban de él they distrusted him o were suspicious of him

■ recelar

vt

to suspect

recelábamos que nos había mentido we suspected that he had lied to us

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recelar verbo intransitivo & verbo transitivo recelar de, to distrust
'recelar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sospechar
English:
apprehend
- mistrust
- suspect

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recelar

♦ vt

1. [sospechar] to suspect;

recelo que no dice la verdad I suspect that he's not telling the truth

2. [temer] to fear

♦ vi

to be mistrustful, to be suspicious;

recelo de él/de sus intenciones I'm suspicious of him/of his intentions

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recelar

v/t suspect;

recelar de alguien not trust s.o.