apreciar

/apɾeˈθjaɾ/, [a.pɾeˈθjaɾ]

appreciate


Verb apreciar (first-person singular present aprecio, first-person singular preterite aprecié, past participle apreciado)

  1. (transitive) to appreciate (to view as valuable)
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to appreciate (to increase in value)
  3. (transitive) to notice, to detect

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Examples
  • Ustedes no saben apreciar a las moscas en todo su esplendor.

    You can't appreciate the flies in all their glory.

  • Para apreciar su belleza, sólo tienes que mirarla.

    To appreciate her beauty, you have only to look at her.

  • Él aprendió a apreciar la literatura.

    He learned to appreciate literature.

  • Cualquiera puede apreciar que tu interés es auténtico.

    Anyone can tell your interest is genuine.

  • Él no supo apreciar la broma de las muchachas arrogantes, así que tomó venganza.

    He couldn't appreciate the joke of the arrogant girls, so he took revenge.


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