acquire

acquire
verb
(to get: He acquired a knowledge of English.) adquirir
- acquisitive
- acquisitiveness
acquire vb adquirir
El gerundio de acquire se escribe acquiring
acquire
tr[ə'kwaɪəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb
1 adquirir
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
it's an acquired taste es un gusto adquirido, es un gusto aprendido
to acquire a taste for something tomarle gusto a algo
acquire [ə'kwaɪr] vt, -quired ; -quiring : adquirir, obtener
acquire (knowledge, etc.)
v.
• acaudalar v.
v.
• adquirir v.
• aprender v.
• aquistar v.
• conseguir v.
• contraer v.
(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)
• ganar v.
• lograr v.
• obtener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
ə'kwaɪr, ə'kwaɪə(r)
transitive verb \<\<collection/skill\>\> adquirir*; \<\<reputation\>\> hacerse*, adquirir*; \<\<fortune\>\> hacer*; \<\<territories\>\> hacerse* con, apoderarse de

I've acquired a taste for ... — le he tomado el gusto a ...

he'd acquired a British accent — se le había pegado el acento británico

[ǝ'kwaɪǝ(r)]
VT [+ possessions] (=get) adquirir, obtener; (=manage to get) conseguir; [+ habit, reputation, native language] adquirir; [+ foreign language] aprender; [+ territory] tomar posesión de; [+ colour, tint] adquirir, tomar

where did you acquire that? — ¿dónde conseguiste eso?

I seem to have acquired a strange umbrella — parece que he tomado el paraguas de otro

to acquire a name for honesty — ganarse fama de honrado

taste 1., 5)
* * *
[ə'kwaɪr, ə'kwaɪə(r)]
transitive verb \<\<collection/skill\>\> adquirir*; \<\<reputation\>\> hacerse*, adquirir*; \<\<fortune\>\> hacer*; \<\<territories\>\> hacerse* con, apoderarse de

I've acquired a taste for ... — le he tomado el gusto a ...

he'd acquired a British accent — se le había pegado el acento británico


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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