resolver

resolve, sort out


Verb resolver (first-person singular present resuelvo, first-person singular preterite resolví, past participle resuelto)

  1. to resolve, to sort out, to settle, to address, to tackle, to overcome, to iron out
    Eso lo resuelve.
    That settles it.
  2. to solve, to figure out, to work out, to crack
  3. to decide
  4. to meet (e.g. demands, needs, requirements)

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Examples
  • Este problema no se puede resolver de la forma usual.

    You cannot solve this problem with the usual method.

  • Te desafío a resolver este problema.

    I defy you to solve this problem.

  • No es tan fácil resolver el problema.

    It is not easy to solve the problem.

  • No deberíamos recurrir a las armas para resolver los conflictos internacionales.

    We should not resort to arms to settle international disputes.

  • Nadie puede resolver este problema.

    Nobody can solve this problem.

  • No puedo averiguar como resolver el rompecabezas.

    I can't figure out how to solve the puzzle.

  • Tom puede resolver un cubo de Rubik en menos de 30 segundos.

    Tom can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than 30 seconds.

  • Yo sé como resolver el problema, pero se me pidió que no te lo dijera.

    I know how to solve the problem, but I've been asked not to tell you.

  • Traté de resolver el problema, pero no lo conseguí.

    I tried to solve the problem, but I couldn't.

  • Es difícil resolver ese problema.

    The problem is difficult to solve.

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