acertado

Inflexiones de 'acertado' (adj): f: acertada, mpl: acertados, fpl: acertadas

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
acertado adj	(correcto)	correct adj
		accurate adj
	Un diagnóstico acertado es esencial para la cura de enfermedades.
	A correct diagnosis is essential to curing illnesses.

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
acertar⇒ vtr	(atinar, dar en el blanco) (shot)	hit the target, hit the mark v expr
	El arquero acertó el blanco al primer intento.
	The archer hit the target right in the center of the mark on his first try.
acertar vtr	(elegir lo correcto)	get right vtr + adj
		be right vi + adj
	Has acertado la respuesta, enhorabuena.
	You got the answer right, congratulations!
acertar vtr	(adivinar)	guess correctly, guess right vtr + adv
	Ojalá acertemos los números de la lotería.
	Hopefully we'll guess the lottery numbers correctly (or: right).

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
acertar a hacer algo vi + prep	(lograr fortuitamente)	manage to do [sth] v expr
		succeed in doing [sth] v expr
	Observaba el cielo estrellado y acerté a ver pasar el cometa Halley.
	I was watching the starry sky and I managed to see Comet Hally.
acertar con algo vi + prep	(encontrar)	find [sth]⇒ vtr
		come upon, come across vtr phrasal insep
	Anduve por el centro y acerté con la tienda de la que me hablaste.
	I walked around downtown and found the store that you told me about.
acertar a hacer algo vi + prep	(lograr lo que se desea)	be able to do [sth] v expr
		manage to do [sth] v expr
		succeed in doing [sth] v expr
		can do [sth] v expr
	Los estudiantes estaban tan nerviosos que no acertaron a explicar su punto de vista.
	The students were so nervous that they were not able to explain their point of view.

Compound Forms: acertar \| ~~acertado~~
Spanish		English
acertar a alguien con las bolas loc verb	UY: coloquial (perjudicar, jugar una mala pasada)	play a nasty trick on [sb] v expr

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