apropiarse

apropiarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to appropriate (de, -), take possession (de, of)

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VPR

apropiarse (de) algo — to appropriate sth

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verbo pronominal

apropiarse (de) algo — to appropriate something (frml)

es para todos, así que no te apropies de él — (fam) it's for everyone so don't keep it all to yourself

te lo presto, pero no te lo apropies — (fam) I'll lend it to you, but don't get too attached to it

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= co-opt, swipe.

Ex. Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.

Ex. A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.

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* apropiarse de = appropriate, grab, commandeer.

* apropiarse indebidamente = embezzle, misappropriate.

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verbo pronominal

apropiarse (de) algo — to appropriate something (frml)

es para todos, así que no te apropies de él — (fam) it's for everyone so don't keep it all to yourself

te lo presto, pero no te lo apropies — (fam) I'll lend it to you, but don't get too attached to it

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= co-opt, swipe.

Ex: Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.

Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.

* apropiarse de = appropriate, grab, commandeer.

* apropiarse indebidamente = embezzle, misappropriate.

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apropiarse [A1 ]

v pron

apropiarse ( DE) algo to appropriate sth (frml)

es para todos, así que no te lo apropies or no te apropies de él (fam); it's for everyone so don't keep it all to yourself o don't monopolize it o (colloq) don't hog it

te lo presto, pero no te lo apropies (fam); I'll lend it to you, but I'd like it back o but don't get too attached to it

no te apropies de la radio (fam); don't run o go off with the radio (colloq)

apropiándose de una frase del Presidente using o borrowing one of the President's phrases

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apropiarse (conjugate apropiarse) verbo pronominal apropiarse (de) algo to take o (frml) appropriate sth
apropiarse verbo reflexivo to appropriate
'apropiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adueñarse
English:
appropriate
- borrow
- grab

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vpr

apropiarse de [tomar posesión de] to appropriate;

se ha apropiado de ese sillón he treats that chair as if it belongs to him;

se apropió de mis ideas para redactar el proyecto he stole my ideas for the plan

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apropiarse

v/r

:

apropiarse de algo take sth

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apropiarse vr

apropiarse de : to take possession of, to appropriate