reclaim

reclaim
ri'kleim
verb
1) (to ask for (something one owns which has been lost, stolen etc and found by someone else): A wallet has been found and can be reclaimed at the manager's office.) reclamar
2) (to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc.) aprovechar, recobrar
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reclaim
tr[rɪ'kleɪm]
transitive verb
1 (money, right, etc) reclamar
2 (land) ganar (al mar)
3 (recycle) reciclar
4 (baggage) recoger
reclaim [ri'kleɪm] vt
1) : ganar, sanear
to reclaim marshy land: sanear las tierras pantanosas
2) recover: recobrar, reciclar
to reclaim old tires: reciclar llantas desechadas
3) regain: reclamar, recuperar
to reclaim one's rights: reclamar uno sus derechos
reclaim
v.
• hacer utilizable v.
• reclamar v.
• recuperar v.
• reformar v.
• regenerar v.
• rescatar v.
• utilizar v.

I rɪ'kleɪm
transitive verb
a) \<\<rights\>\> reclamar, reivindicar*

I filled in a form to reclaim tax — llené un formulario para que me devolvieran parte de los impuestos

to reclaim one's luggage — (Aviat) recoger* el equipaje; (at left luggage) (pasar a) retirar el equipaje

b) (recover) recuperar

reclaimed land — terreno m ganado al mar


II 'riːkleɪm
mass noun

luggage reclaim — (BrE) recogida f de equipaje

[rɪ'kleɪm]
1. VT
1) [+ throne, title] reclamar; [+ language, culture] recuperar; [+ inheritance, rights] reclamar, reivindicar; [+ baggage] recoger, reclamar

she reclaimed her British skating title yesterday — ayer reclamó su título británico de patinaje

you may be eligible to reclaim income tax — puede que tenga derecho a que le devuelvan parte de lo que ha pagado del impuesto sobre la renta

he intended to reclaim the money as expenses — tenía pensado cargarlo a la cuenta de la compañía

the town is gradually being reclaimed by the desert — el desierto está reclamando poco a poco el terreno a la ciudad

2) (=salvage) [+ land] (gen) aprovechar; (from sea) ganar al mar; [+ swamp] sanear; [+ materials] recuperar, reciclar
2.
N see baggage
* * *

I [rɪ'kleɪm]
transitive verb
a) \<\<rights\>\> reclamar, reivindicar*

I filled in a form to reclaim tax — llené un formulario para que me devolvieran parte de los impuestos

to reclaim one's luggage — (Aviat) recoger* el equipaje; (at left luggage) (pasar a) retirar el equipaje

b) (recover) recuperar

reclaimed land — terreno m ganado al mar


II ['riːkleɪm]
mass noun

luggage reclaim — (BrE) recogida f de equipaje


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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