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approve

/əˈpruːv/ [approved, approving]

Translation

v [i]
aprobar
estar de acuerdo
My parents don't approve of my being an actress
Mis padres no están de acuerdo con que sea actriz
constr. to approve of sth
v [t]
(una propuesta, un plan)
ratificar
aprobar
His proposal wasn't approved by the committee
Su propuesta no fue aprobada por el comité
(Definition of approve vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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