- develop
- di'veləp
past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) desarrollar(se)2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) contraer, adquirir3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) aparecer4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) revelar•develop vb1. desarrollarwe hope to develop the tourist industry esperamos desarrollar la industria turística2. revelarto develop a film revelar un carrete de fotos3. convertirsetadpoles develop into frogs los renacuajos se convierten en ranas4. surgir / salirthe cock develops a crest al gallo le sale una crestashe has developed cancer ha contraído un cáncerdeveloptr[dɪ'veləp]transitive verb1 (cultivate, cause to grow - gen) desarrollar; (foster - trade, arts) fomentar, promover; (expand - business, industry) ampliar; (build up, improve - skill, ability, talent) perfeccionar2 (elaborate, expand - idea, argument, story) desarrollar; (- theory, plan) desarrollar, elaborar3 (start - roots) echar; (devise, invent - policy, method, strategy) idear, desarrollar; (- drug, product, technology) crear4 (acquire - habit, quality, feature) contraer, adquirir; (- talent, interest) mostrar; (- tendency) revelar, manifestar; (get - illness, disease) contraer; (- immunity, resistance) desarrollar■ he's developed a sudden interest in tennis muestra un repentino interés por el tenis■ the machine has developed a fault ha surgido un problema con la máquina5 (exploit - resources) explotar; (- site, land) urbanizar6 (film, photograph) revelarintransitive verb1 (grow - person, body, nation, region, etc) desarrollarse; (- system) perfeccionarse; (feeling, interest) aumentar, crecer2 (evolve - emotion) convertirse (into, en), transformarse (into, en), evolucionar; (plot, novel) desarrollarse3 (appear - problem, complication, symptom) aparecer, surgir; (situation, crisis) producirse4 (of film, photograph) salir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto develop a taste for something cogerle gusto a algo■ she developed a taste for cocktails le cogió el gusto a los cóctelesdevelop [di'vɛləp] vt1) form, make: desarrollar, elaborar, formar2) : revelar (en fotografía)3) foster: desarrollar, fomentar4) exploit: explotar (recursos), urbanizar (un área)5) acquire: adquirirto develop an interest: adquirir un interés6) contract: contraer (una enfermedad)develop vi1) grow: desarrollarse2) arise: aparecer, surgirdevelop (film)v.• revelar (una película) v.v.• desarrollar v.• desenvolver v.• explotar v.• progresar v.• urbanizar v.dɪ'veləp
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transitive verb1)a) (elaborate, devise) \<\<theory/plan\>\> desarrollar, elaborar; \<\<idea\>\> desarrollar; \<\<method\>\> idear, desarrollar; \<\<plot/story/character\>\> desarrollarb) (improve) \<\<skill/ability/quality\>\> desarrollarc) (exploit) \<\<land/area\>\> urbanizar*d) (expand) \<\<business/range\>\> ampliar*e) (create) \<\<drug/engine\>\> crear2) (acquire) \<\<immunity/resistance\>\> desarrollar; \<\<disease\>\> contraer* (frml)the machine developed a fault — la máquina empezó a funcionar mal
I've developed a taste for ... — le he tomado (el) gusto a ...
3) (Phot) revelar
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vi1)a) (grow) \<\<person/industry\>\> desarrollarse; \<\<interest\>\> crecer*, aumentarb) (evolve)to develop INTO something — convertirse* or transformarse en algo
c) (Econ) \<\<nation/region\>\> desarrollarse, progresard) (unfold) \<\<plot/novel\>\> desarrollarse2) (appear) \<\<problem/complication\>\> surgir*, aparecer*; \<\<crisis\>\> producirse*[dɪ'velǝp]1. VT1) (=make bigger, stronger etc) [+ mind, body] desarrollar; (fig) [+ argument, idea] desarrollarI developed his original idea — yo desarrollé su idea original
2) (=generate) [+ plan] elaborar; [+ process] perfeccionar3) (=acquire) [+ interest, taste, habit] adquirir; [+ disease] contraer; [+ tendency] coger, desarrollar; [+ engine trouble] empezar a tenershe developed a liking for whisky — le cogió el gusto al whisky
4) (=build on) [+ region] desarrollar, fomentar; [+ land] urbanizar; [+ site] ampliarthis land is to be developed — se va a construir en or urbanizar este terreno
5) (=exploit) [+ resources, mine etc] explotar6) (Phot) revelarto get a film developed — revelar un carrete
2. VI1) (=change, mature) desarrollarsegirls develop faster than boys — las chicas se desarrollan más rápido que los chicos
to develop into — convertirse or transformarse en
the argument developed into a fight — la discusión se convirtió en una pelea
2) (=progress) [country] desarrollarsehow is the book developing? — ¿qué tal va el libro?
3) (=come into being) aparecer; [symptoms] aparecer, mostrarsea crack was developing in the wall — se estaba abriendo una grieta en la pared
4) (=come about) [idea, plan, problem] surgirit later developed that ... — más tarde quedó claro que ...
* * *[dɪ'veləp]
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transitive verb1)a) (elaborate, devise) \<\<theory/plan\>\> desarrollar, elaborar; \<\<idea\>\> desarrollar; \<\<method\>\> idear, desarrollar; \<\<plot/story/character\>\> desarrollarb) (improve) \<\<skill/ability/quality\>\> desarrollarc) (exploit) \<\<land/area\>\> urbanizar*d) (expand) \<\<business/range\>\> ampliar*e) (create) \<\<drug/engine\>\> crear2) (acquire) \<\<immunity/resistance\>\> desarrollar; \<\<disease\>\> contraer* (frml)the machine developed a fault — la máquina empezó a funcionar mal
I've developed a taste for ... — le he tomado (el) gusto a ...
3) (Phot) revelar
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vi1)a) (grow) \<\<person/industry\>\> desarrollarse; \<\<interest\>\> crecer*, aumentarb) (evolve)to develop INTO something — convertirse* or transformarse en algo
c) (Econ) \<\<nation/region\>\> desarrollarse, progresard) (unfold) \<\<plot/novel\>\> desarrollarse2) (appear) \<\<problem/complication\>\> surgir*, aparecer*; \<\<crisis\>\> producirse*
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
