derrocar
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verb
- to overthrow, to bring down
- to demolish, to knock down
- to weaken, to enervate
- to hurl, to throw, to cast
Forms
Present
| I | derroco |
|---|---|
| you | derrocas |
| he, she, it | derroca |
| we | derrocamos |
| you (plural) | derrocáis |
| they | derrocan |
Preterite
| I | derroqué |
|---|---|
| you | derrocaste |
| he, she, it | derrocó |
| we | derrocamos |
| you (plural) | derrocasteis |
| they | derrocaron |
Imperfect
| I | derrocaba |
|---|---|
| you | derrocabas |
| he, she, it | derrocaba |
| we | derrocábamos |
| you (plural) | derrocabais |
| they | derrocaban |
Future
| I | derrocaré |
|---|---|
| you | derrocarás |
| he, she, it | derrocará |
| we | derrocaremos |
| you (plural) | derrocaréis |
| they | derrocarán |
Conditional
| I | derrocaría |
|---|---|
| you | derrocarías |
| he, she, it | derrocaría |
| we | derrocaríamos |
| you (plural) | derrocaríais |
| they | derrocarían |
Subjunctive
| I | derroque |
|---|---|
| you | derroques |
| he, she, it | derroque |
| we | derroquemos |
| you (plural) | derroquéis |
| they | derroquen |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | derrocara / derrocase |
|---|---|
| you | derrocaras / derrocases |
| he, she, it | derrocara / derrocase |
| we | derrocáramos / derrocásemos |
| you (plural) | derrocarais / derrocaseis |
| they | derrocaran / derrocasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- El 24 de marzo de 1976, las Fuerzas Armadas derrocaron al gobierno de Isabel Perón y tomaron el poder.On the 24th of March 1976, the Armed Forces overthrew the government of Isabel Perón and seized power.B2Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo — The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo
- En 1954 el presidente Jacobo Árbenz fue derrocado por un golpe apoyado por los Estados Unidos, y la reforma se anuló.In 1954 President Jacobo Árbenz was overthrown by a coup backed by the United States, and the reform was cancelled.B2La United Fruit en Centroamérica — United Fruit in Central America
- Un golpe militar lo derrocó en 1955 y prohibió hasta pronunciar su nombre; la gente decía "el tirano prófugo" o simplemente "él".A military coup overthrew him in 1955 and banned even the mention of his name; people said "the fugitive tyrant" or simply "him".B2El peronismo — Peronism
Other ways to say it
- abatirto bring down, to shoot down; to swoop down
- aniquilarto annihilate, reduce to nothing
- demolerto demolish
- derribarto bring down, to shoot down; to knock down, to demolish, to break down, to tear down, to topple, to pull down, to kick down, to batter down
- derruirto knock down, tear down
- destruirto destroy