resultar

/resulˈtaɾ/, [re.sul̪ˈt̪aɾ]

result


Verb resultar (first-person singular present resulto, first-person singular preterite resulté, past participle resultado)

  1. to result, to turn out, to end up, to prove
    Todo resultó bien.
    Everything came out okay in the end.
    Resultó ser cierto.
    It turned out to be true.
    Resulta que…
    As it turns out
  2. to work out
  3. to seem, to look
    El piso resulta pequeña.
    The flat seems small.
    ¿Te resulta familiar?
    Sound familiar?
    Me resultó agotador.
    I found it exhausting.
  4. (Spain, colloquial) to be pretty

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Tormentas solares el próximo año podrían resultar desastrosas para la red eléctrica.

    Solar storms next year could prove disastrous for the electrical grid.

  • Un arma podría resultar útil.

    A gun might come in handy.

  • Tom no podía descartar del todo la posibilidad de que pudiera resultar despedido del trabajo.

    Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that he might be laid off from work.

  • Tom no podía descartar del todo la posibilidad de que resultar reclutado.

    Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that he was going to get drafted.

  • Alguien más podría resultar herido.

    Somebody else might get hurt.

  • Me va a resultar imposible terminar el trabajo en una hora.

    It is impossible for me to finish the work in an hour.

  • El uso de controles, ajustes o procedimientos distintos de los que aquí se especifican pueden resultar en una peligrosa exposición a la radiación.

    Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

  • Ten. Lleva esto contigo. Te puede resultar útil.

    Here. Take this with you. It might come in handy.

  • Puedo pensar en algunas situaciones en que un cuchillo puede resultar útil.

    I can think of some situations in which a knife would come in handy.

  • Nunca te deshagas de tus apuntes. Algún día te pueden resultar útiles.

    Never throw away your notes - they may come in handy one day.


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