Translation of aprovechar – Spanish–English dictionary
aprovechar
verb [ transitive ]
/apɾoβeˈʧaɾ/
to take advantage of
,
to use
Aprovechó las vacaciones para hacer todo lo que tenía pendiente.
He used the vacation to finish all his outstanding jobs.
Antonym
to take advantage of
,
to make the most of
Aprovechó la oportunidad y se fue a trabajar a París.
She seized the opportunity and went to work in Paris.
Antonym
que aproveche
(Translation of aprovechar from the GLOBAL Spanish–English Dictionary © 2021 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Translation of aprovechar | PASSWORD Spanish–English Dictionary
aprovechar
verb
harness
[verb] to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery
reclaim
[verb] to make (wasteland) fit for use; to get back (land) from under the sea etc by draining etc
take advantage of
to make use of (a situation, person etc) in such a way as to benefit oneself
snatch
[verb] to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity
(Translation of aprovechar from the PASSWORD Spanish–English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)
Examples of aprovechar
aprovechar
| Los nuevos programas presentan un potencial que solo puede aprovecharse adecuadamente mejorando los procedimientos. |
The new programmes have a potential that can only be properly harnessed by improving procedures.
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Los nuevos programas presentan un potencial que solo puede aprovecharse adecuadamente mejorando los procedimientos.
The new programmes have a potential that can only be properly harnessed by improving procedures.
| Es positivo en el sentido de que puede ser aprovechado como una fuente de energía más limpia y menos contaminante. |
It is positive in the sense that it can be harnessed to provide a cleaner and less polluting energy source.
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Es positivo en el sentido de que puede ser aprovechado como una fuente de energía más limpia y menos contaminante.
It is positive in the sense that it can be harnessed to provide a cleaner and less polluting energy source.
| Tenemos que liberar toda nuestra energía existente y aprovechar nuestros recursos al máximo. |
We must release all our existing energies and harness our resources to the full.
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Tenemos que liberar toda nuestra energía existente y aprovechar nuestros recursos al máximo.
We must release all our existing energies and harness our resources to the full.
| Se han aprovechado importantes recursos financieros. |
Significant financial resources have been harnessed.
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Se han aprovechado importantes recursos financieros.
Significant financial resources have been harnessed.
| Pero sin una maquinaria mejor para aprovechar la voluntad política común, es muy probable que, en su lugar, la doten de una política activa incoherente. |
But without better machinery to harness common political will, they are just as likely to drive an incoherent high-profile policy.
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Pero sin una maquinaria mejor para aprovechar la voluntad política común, es muy probable que, en su lugar, la doten de una política activa incoherente.
But without better machinery to harness common political will, they are just as likely to drive an incoherent high-profile policy.
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