adoptar
B1#3,213Hear it
verb
to adoptlegally take in a child from other parents
to adoptselect
to takee.g. steps, measurements, action, position or view
Used in the library
- Al perro lo adoptaron en el huerto y nunca se fue.They adopted the dog in the orchard and he never left.B1Otra vez, por favor (19) — Once more, please (19) (B1)
- Al perro lo adoptaron del pueblo de abajo y ya manda.They adopted the dog from the town below and he already rules.B1Otra vez, por favor (12) — Once more, please (12) (B1)
- Al perro lo adoptaron en invierno y ya manda en la casa.They adopted the dog in winter and he already rules the house.B1Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)
- En medio de todo aquello, en 1995, la ciudad inauguró el único metro de Colombia, y los paisas lo adoptaron como un símbolo de dignidad.In the middle of all that, in 1995, the city opened the only metro in Colombia, and the paisas adopted it as a symbol of dignity.B2Medellín transformada — Medellín transformed
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