accept
/əkˈsept/Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ aceptar
He accepted my proposal Aceptó mi propuesta
⇨ aprobar
v [t]
Véase tb: to {accept/take} responsibility for sth›
⇨ acoger
The local people accepted him immediately La gente del lugar lo acogió enseguida
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⇨ aceptar
⇨ admitir
Do you accept credit cards? ¿Admiten tarjetas de crédito?
Tim still refuses to accept responsibility for what happened Tim aún se niega a asumir su responsibilidad en lo sucedido
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⇨ confesar
⇨ reconocer
When will you accept that you've made a mistake? ¿Cuándo reconocerás que te has equivocado?
■ constr. to accept + (that) ■ pron. La primera c se pronuncia como una k y la segunda como una s(Definition of accept vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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