acquire
UK: /əˈkwaɪər/ US: /-ˈkwaɪə`/ [acquired, acquiring]Translation
v [t]
› (posesiones)
⇨ adquirir
I've acquired a new television He adquirido una televisión nueva
⇨ obtener
⇨ conseguir
› (conocimientos, habilidades)
⇨ adquirir
I acquired some knowledge of English at that institute Adquirí conocimientos de inglés en esa academia
■ pron. Rima con fire(Definition of acquire v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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