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apuntar / to aim
apuntar
A. -transitive verb
1. (=dirigir)
[+cámara, pistola, misil] to aim (a at), train (a on)
2. (=sugerir) to point out
·apuntó la necesidad de una huelga
·he pointed out the need for a strike
·apuntó la posibilidad de que no hubiera sido un suicidio
·she suggested the possibility that it had not been a suicide, she pointed out that it might not have been a suicide
3. (=anotar)
3.1. (en cuaderno) make a note of, note down (en lista, tabla) to enter, record
·apuntó la direcciónoun en su agenda
·she made a note of the address in her diary, she noted down the address in her diary
·apuntó la temperatura en un gráfico
·she recorded o wrote down the temperature on a graph
·apúntalo en mi cuenta
·put it on my account
·apuntar una cantidad a [cuenta] de somebody, someone
·to charge a sum to somebody'noun account
3.2. (Estadística)
[+velocidad, tiempo] to log
4. (=inscribir) (en lista) to put down (en colegio, curso) to enrol, enroll United States (en concurso, competiciónoun) to enter, put down
·¿me puedes apuntar para la cena de Navidad?
·could you put me down for the Christmas dinner?
·lo han apuntado en un colegio privado
·they have enrolled him at a private school
5. (=decir en voz baja) (a actor) to prompt
·apuntar la [respuesta] a somebody, someone
·to whisper the answer to somebody
6. (=afilar) to sharpen, put a point on
7. (=apostar)
[+dinero] to bet
8. (sewing) to fasten
B. -intransitive verb
1. (=señalar) (con arma) to aim (con dedo, objeto) to point at
·no apuntes hacia ninguna persona
(con arma) don't aim at anybody o don't point your gun at anybody (con dedo) don't point at anybody
·¡apunten! ¡disparen!
·take aim! fire!
·apuntar con: todos le apuntaban con el dedo
·everyone pointed their fingers at her
·no apuntes con la botella hacia la ventana
·don't point the bottle at the window
·apuntar a somebody, someone con un [arma]
·to aim a gun at somebody, point a gun at somebody
·me apuntó al pecho con un fusil
·he aimed o pointed the gun at my chest
·apuntó con su pistola al cajero y se llevó todo el dinero
·he held up the cashier with his gun and took all the money
a. apuntar y no dar to fail to keep one'noun word
2. (=dirigirse) to point
·la proa apuntaba hacia el sur
·the prow was pointing south
·sus declaraciones apuntaban en la direcciónoun opuesta
·his statements pointed in the opposite direction
·ese chico apunta demasiado alto
·that kid sets his sights too high
3. (=anotar) to note down
·¿tienes dónde apuntar?
·have you got something to note this down on?
·apunta, dos kilos de patatas y uno de uvas
·note this down o make a note, two kilos of potatoes and a kilo of grapes
4. (=surgir)
[barba] to sprout
·ya empezaba a apuntar el día
·the day was dawning
·una tendencia que ya comenzaba a apuntar a finales del siglo
·a tendency that had already begun to emerge at the end of the century
·el maíz apunta bien este año
(Latin America) the corn is coming on nicely this year
5. ·apuntar [a] algo
·to point to something
·una hipótesis apunta al origen romano del yacimiento
·one hypothesis suggests that the site is of Roman origin
·todo apunta a que van a ganar las elecciones
·there is every indication o sign that they will win the elections, everything points to them winning the election
·todo parece apuntar a que ...
·everything seems to indicate that ...
6. (Latin America)
(=apostar) to bet, place bets
C. -pronominal verb
1. (=inscribirse) (en lista) to put one'noun name down (en colegio, curso) to enrol, enroll United States, register (en partido, asociaciónoun) to join (en concurso, competiciónoun) to enter, put one'noun name down
·como el viaje es tan barato nos hemos apuntado
·as the trip is so cheap we've put our names down to go
·he ido a apuntarme al paro
·I went to sign on the dole
·nos hemos apuntado a un plan de pensiones
·we have taken out o joined a pension plan
·me he apuntado a un curso de inglénoun
·I've signed up for an English course, I've enrolled on an English course
·apuntarse a una [moda]
·to follow a fashion
2. *
·¿te apuntas a un café?
·do you fancy a coffee?
·nos vamos de vacaciones a Cuba, ¿alguien se apunta?
·we are going on holiday to Cuba, anyone interested? o does anyone fancy coming?
·si vais al cine el domingo, llamadme, que yo me apunto
if you're going to the cinema on Sunday, call me, I'll be up for it *
a. apuntarse a un bombardeo
(Spain) to be game for anything, be up for anything *
3. (=obtener)
·apuntarse un [tanto]
(sport) to score a point (figurative) to chalk up a point, score a point, stay one up
·apuntarse una [victoria]
·to score a win, chalk up a win
4. (=vislumbrarse)
·a lo lejos se apuntaba la luz del faro
·you could make out the lighthouse in the distance
·han seguido la direcciónoun que ya se apuntaba al principio
·they have continued in the direction that was evident from the start
5. [vino] to turn sour
6. (Cono Sur) *
(=emborracharse) to get tight *
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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