avecinarse

pron.v.

1 to be on the way.

¡la que se nos avecina! are we in for it!

2 to approach, to grow near, to come near, to get nearer.

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avecinarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to approach (a, -)

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VPR to approach, come near

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verbo pronominal to approach

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(v.) = loom, be ahead, lie + ahead, come down + the pike

Ex. As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.

Ex. This article argues that it is imperative that librarians assess the future in order to be better able to plan for what is ahead.

Ex. It is possible to make generalizations leading to predictions of what lies ahead for geoscience information professionals.

Ex. What softwares are coming down the pike for potential future e-lending of varied digital content (music, print, video...)?.

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verbo pronominal to approach

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(v.) = loom, be ahead, lie + ahead, come down + the pike

Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.

Ex: This article argues that it is imperative that librarians assess the future in order to be better able to plan for what is ahead.

Ex: It is possible to make generalizations leading to predictions of what lies ahead for geoscience information professionals.

Ex: What softwares are coming down the pike for potential future e-lending of varied digital content (music, print, video...)?.

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avecinarse [A1 ]

v pron

«tormenta/borrasca» to approach

se avecina el fin del siglo the end of the century draws near o approaches

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avecinarse (conjugate avecinarse) verbo pronominal
to approach
avecinarse verbo reflexivo to approach, come near
'avecinarse' also found in these entries:
English:
loom
- brew

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avecinarse vpr

to be on the way;

se avecina una tormenta there's a storm coming o on the way;

¡la que se nos avecina! we're really in for it!

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avecinarse

v/r approach

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avecinarse vr

: to approach, to come near