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"prender" in English

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"prender" in English
prender{verb}
to catch- to fasten- to light- to pin- to size- to start- to switch on- to turn on- to kindle- to kindle- to light up- to strike- to strike- to take- to take- to take- to enable- to power up- to put on
prender{transitive verb}
to seize- to give … wind- to sew on
prender{intransitive verb}
to catch on
Translations & ExamplesSynonymsContext Examples
TRANSLATIONS & EXAMPLES
prender[prendiendo · prendido; preso] {verb}
prender(also: capturar, pescar, atrapar, contagiarse)
to catch[caught · caught] {vb}
la leña tardó en prender
the wood took time to catch
prender fuego
to catch fire
prender(also: amarrar, sujetar, abrochar, trincar)
to fasten[fastened · fastened] {vb}
prender(also: encenderse, alumbrar)
to light[lighted; lit · lighted; lit] {vb}
prender la luz
to turn the light on
prender(also: cifrar)
to pin[pinned · pinned] {vb}
prender(also: confiscar, ajustar tamaño, dimensionar, empastar)
to size {vb}
Personalmente creo también que es de suma importancia que examinemos con mayor atención las tallas de las prendas.
Personally, I also believe that it is quite important for us to take a closer look at clothes sizes.
prender(also: iniciar, comenzar, poner en marcha, arrancar)
to start[started · started] {vb}
prender(also: conectar, arrancar, enchufar, poner)
to switch on {vb}
prender(also: conectar, encandilar, calentar, enchufar)
to turn on {vb}
prender la luz
to turn the light on
prender
to kindle[kindled · kindled] {v.t.} (fire)
prender(also: encenderse)
to kindle[kindled · kindled] {v.i.} (wood, twigs)
prender(also: encender)
to light up {vb} (cigar, pipe)
prender(also: encender)
to strike[struck · struck] {v.t.} (match, light)
El acuerdo sobre el comercio de productos textiles y prendas de vestir ha creado el equilibrio entre los derechos y las obligaciones de sus miembros.
The agreement about trade in textile products and clothing has now struck a balance between members' rights and obligations.
El acuerdo sobre el comercio de productos textiles y prendas de vestir ha creado el equilibrio entre los derechos y las obligaciones de sus miembros.
The agreement about trade in textile products and clothing has now struck a balance between members ' rights and obligations.
prender(also: encenderse)
to strike[struck · struck] {v.i.} (match)
El acuerdo sobre el comercio de productos textiles y prendas de vestir ha creado el equilibrio entre los derechos y las obligaciones de sus miembros.
The agreement about trade in textile products and clothing has now struck a balance between members' rights and obligations.
El acuerdo sobre el comercio de productos textiles y prendas de vestir ha creado el equilibrio entre los derechos y las obligaciones de sus miembros.
The agreement about trade in textile products and clothing has now struck a balance between members ' rights and obligations.
prender(also: germinar, brotar)
to take[took · taken] {v.i.} (germinate)
Concretamente, querían despojarse de los pañuelos y prendas que les impedían correr.
They wanted to take off their headscarves and the clothing which impeded them while running.
Personalmente creo también que es de suma importancia que examinemos con mayor atención las tallas de las prendas.
Personally, I also believe that it is quite important for us to take a closer look at clothes sizes.
prender
to take[took · taken] {v.i.} (to catch fire)
Concretamente, querían despojarse de los pañuelos y prendas que les impedían correr.
They wanted to take off their headscarves and the clothing which impeded them while running.
Personalmente creo también que es de suma importancia que examinemos con mayor atención las tallas de las prendas.
Personally, I also believe that it is quite important for us to take a closer look at clothes sizes.
prender(also: brotar)
to take[took · taken] {v.i.} (to be effective)
Concretamente, querían despojarse de los pañuelos y prendas que les impedían correr.
They wanted to take off their headscarves and the clothing which impeded them while running.
Personalmente creo también que es de suma importancia que examinemos con mayor atención las tallas de las prendas.
Personally, I also believe that it is quite important for us to take a closer look at clothes sizes.
prender(also: habilitar, activar, encender)
to enable[enabled · enabled] {vb} [IT]
Estas propuestas permitirán facilitar una información adecuada y dar garantías sobre el origen de las prendas de vestir y al mismo tiempo evitarán imponer a las empresas una carga innecesaria.
These proposals will enable both appropriate information and guarantees on the origin of clothing items to be provided, whilst avoiding placing an unnecessary burden on businesses.
prender
to power up {vb} (computer, appliance)
prender(also: encender)
to put on {vb} (light, radio, oven)
prender[prendiendo · prendido; preso] {transitive verb}
prender(also: agarrar, apresar, embargar, asir)
to seize[seized · seized] {vb}
Es oponerse a que las puertas de una iglesia se hagan astillas a hachazos para prender a las personas que allí hacen huelga de hambre y guardan cama.
It means being opposed to battering down the doors of a church with axes in order to seize hunger strikers confined to their beds.
Una mañana de este verano, durante una redada de una hora en la costa belga, se incautaron más de 2500 prendas de ropa falsificadas, el 70% de las cuales procedían de China.
One morning this summer, during a one-hour raid on the Belgian coast, more than 2500 counterfeit pieces of clothing were seized, 70% of them originating from China.
Una mañana de este verano, durante una redada de una hora en la costa belga, se incautaron más de 2 500 prendas de ropa falsificadas, el 70 % de las cuales procedían de China.
One morning this summer, during a one-hour raid on the Belgian coast, more than 2 500 counterfeit pieces of clothing were seized, 70 % of them originating from China.
prender
to give … wind {vb}
prender(also: coser)
to sew on {vb}
prender[prendiendo · prendido; preso] {intransitive verb}
prender(also: entender, cuajar, tener éxito, cogerse)
to catch on {vb}
la leña tardó en prender
the wood took time to catch
prender fuego
to catch fire

SYNONYMS
Synonyms (Spanish) for "prender":
prender
abotonar- abrochar- agarrar- apresar- aprisionar- arraigar- arrestar- atrapar- calar- capturar- cazar- ceñir- cerrar- coger- cuajar
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "prender" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Debemos insuflar vida a los documentos, y entonces la chispa volverá a prender.
We need to breathe life into the roles, then the spark will once again be passed on.
No podemos permitir que la estrategia de Milosevic de desestabilización de los Estados vecinos llegue a prender en la práctica.
We must not allow Milosevic's strategy of destabilising neighbouring countries to succeed.
la leña tardó en prender
the wood took time to catch
Es oponerse a que las puertas de una iglesia se hagan astillas a hachazos para prender a las personas que allí hacen huelga de hambre y guardan cama.
It means being opposed to battering down the doors of a church with axes in order to seize hunger strikers confined to their beds.
prender la luz
to turn the light on
prender fuego a
to set fire to
prender fuego
to catch fire
Estos acuerdos están ocasionando estragos medioambientales en los países menos desarrollados, lo que, en términos biológicos, equivale a prender fuego a Serengeti.
These deals are causing environmental devastation to less developed countries which, in biological terms, is like setting fire to the Serengeti.
Estamos matando a cientos y cientos de pescadores locales cada año y lo que estamos haciendo a los mares de África en términos medioambientales equivale a prender fuego al Serengeti.
However, the one thing I have spoken on more times in this House since 1999 than any other subject are the appalling European Union fisheries deals with black Africa.
Estamos matando a cientos y cientos de pescadores locales cada año y lo que estamos haciendo a los mares de África en términos medioambientales equivale a prender fuego al Serengeti.
We are actually killing hundreds and hundreds of local fishermen every year and what we are doing to the seas off Africa is the environmental equivalent to setting fire to the Serengeti.

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