Apropiar in english
Appropriating
pronunciation: əproʊprieɪtɪŋ part of speech: verb
pronunciation: əproʊprieɪtɪŋ part of speech: verb
In gestures
apropiarse = co-opt ; swipe ; appropriate ; pinch.
Example: Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.Example: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.Example: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.Example: I can't imagine how you must have felt, and I sincerely hope that the rotten sod who pinched it gets caught.more:
» apropiarse de = appropriate ; grab ; commandeer ; take + possession of ; take + possession of .
Example: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language. Example: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library. Example: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car. Example: A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. Example: A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart.» apropiarse indebidamente = embezzle ; misappropriate .
Example: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Example: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.» apropiarse terrenos = appropriate + land .
Example: This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.» apropiarse tierras = appropriate + land .
Example: This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.