- establish
- i'stæbliʃ
verb1) (to settle firmly in a position (eg a job, business etc): He established himself (in business) as a jeweller.) establecer(se)2) (to found; to set up (eg a university, a business): How long has the firm been established?) fundar3) (to show to be true; to prove: The police established that he was guilty.) probar•- establishment
- the Establishment
establish vb establecerestablishtr[ɪ'stæblɪʃ]transitive verb1 (set up) establecer, fundar, crear■ this company was established in 1895 esta empresa fue fundada en 18952 (find out, determine) determinar, averiguar; (prove correct, show to be true) probar, demostrar, verificar■ we must establish the cause of death hay que averiguar la causa de la muerte■ he set out to establish the truth of the matter se propuso demostrar la verdad del caso■ can we just establish the facts? ¿podemos verificar los hechos?■ they established the prisoner's innocence probaron la inocencia del preso3 (cause to be accepted - precedent, theory) sentar; (- fame, reputation) consolidar, consagrar; (- habit, belief, custom) establecer■ his second film established his fame as a director su segunda película consagró su fama como director■ we've established a precedent hemos sentado un precedente■ they established the custom of eating strawberries and cream at Wimbledon establecieron la costumbre de comer fresas con nata en Wimbledon4 (set up - contact, communication, etc) establecer, entablar■ we've established a close working relationship hemos establecido una estrecha relación laboral\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto establish oneself establecerse (como algo)■ she established herself as a photographer se estableció como fotógrafato establish somebody ayudar a alguien a establecerseestablish [ɪ'stæblɪʃ, ɛ-] vt1) found: establecer, fundar2) set up: establecer, instaurar, instituir3) prove: demostrar, probarestablishv.• arraigar v.• demostrar v.• erigir v.• establecer v.• fundamentar v.• fundar v.• instaurar v.• montar v.• mostrar v.• plantar v.• plantear v.• probar v.• verificar v.ɪ'stæblɪʃ
1.
transitive verba) \<\<colony/community/company\>\> establecer*, fundar; \<\<committee/fund\>\> instituir*, crearb) \<\<criteria/procedure/diplomatic relations\>\> establecer*c) (prove) \<\<guilt/innocence\>\> establecer*; (ascertain) \<\<motive/fact/identity\>\> establecer*
2.
v reflto establish oneself — \<\<person\>\> establecerse*
[ɪs'tæblɪʃ]VT1) (=set up) [+ business, state, committee] establecer, fundar; [+ custom, rule, peace, order] establecer; [+ precedent] establecer, sentar; [+ relations] establecer, entablar; [+ power, authority] afirmar; [+ reputation] ganarseto establish sb in a business — poner un negocio a algn
the book established him as a writer — el libro lo consagró como escritor
to establish o.s. — establecerse, consolidarse
2) (=prove) [+ fact, rights] comprobar, demostrar; [+ identity] verificar; [+ sb's innocence] probar, demostrarwe have established that ... — hemos comprobado que ...
3) (=find out, discover) averiguar; [+ date] determinar* * *[ɪ'stæblɪʃ]
1.
transitive verba) \<\<colony/community/company\>\> establecer*, fundar; \<\<committee/fund\>\> instituir*, crearb) \<\<criteria/procedure/diplomatic relations\>\> establecer*c) (prove) \<\<guilt/innocence\>\> establecer*; (ascertain) \<\<motive/fact/identity\>\> establecer*
2.
v reflto establish oneself — \<\<person\>\> establecerse*
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
