acordar

Examples

• El comité acordó aplazar la votación.
  The committee agreed to postpone the vote.
• La jueza acordó abrir una investigación.
  The judge decided to open an investigation.
• Hemos acordado reunirnos el lunes.
  We have agreed to meet on Monday.
• Las partes acordaron el precio antes de firmar.
  The parties agreed on the price before signing.
• Por mayoría, la asamblea acuerda aprobar el presupuesto.
  By a majority, the assembly resolves to approve the budget.

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• La mediadora intentó acordar las posiciones de ambos grupos.
  The mediator tried to reconcile the positions of both groups.
• Será difícil acordar intereses tan distintos.
  It will be difficult to harmonize such different interests.
• El pacto acordó a dos familias enfrentadas.
  The pact reconciled two feuding families.
• Buscan acordar la norma nacional con la europea.
  They seek to align the national rule with the European one.
• El diálogo permitió acordar criterios que parecían incompatibles.
  The dialogue made it possible to reconcile criteria that seemed incompatible.

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• La campana le acordó los veranos de su infancia.
  The bell reminded him of the summers of his childhood.
• Aquella canción me acordó a mi abuelo.
  That song reminded me of my grandfather.
• El olor del pan le acordaba la casa familiar.
  The smell of bread brought back the family home to her mind.
• Sus palabras nos acordaron una promesa olvidada.
  His words reminded us of a forgotten promise.
• La fotografía le acordó tiempos más felices.
  The photograph called to mind happier times for her.

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• La violinista acordó el instrumento antes del concierto.
  The violinist tuned the instrument before the concert.
• El técnico acuerda el piano cada seis meses.
  The technician tunes the piano every six months.
• El director pidió acordar las voces del coro.
  The conductor asked them to harmonize the choir's voices.
• Primero acordaron las guitarras con el diapasón.
  First they tuned the guitars with the tuning fork.
• Cuesta acordar un instrumento antiguo sin romper las cuerdas.
  It is hard to tune an old instrument without breaking the strings.

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• La pintora acordó los azules con los tonos de la tierra.
  The painter harmonized the blues with the earth tones.
• Conviene acordar el fondo con la figura principal.
  It is best to coordinate the background with the main figure.
• El artista acuerda colores fríos y cálidos sin perder contraste.
  The artist balances cool and warm colors without losing contrast.
• La restauración logró acordar las zonas nuevas con las antiguas.
  The restoration managed to harmonize the new areas with the old ones.
• Un tono neutro ayuda a acordar toda la composición.
  A neutral tone helps unify the whole composition.

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• El tribunal le acordó una indemnización.
  The court awarded her compensation.
• El banco acordó el crédito solicitado.
  The bank granted the requested loan.
• La comisión acordó una beca al investigador.
  The committee awarded a grant to the researcher.
• El Gobierno acordará el beneficio a quienes cumplan los requisitos.
  The government will grant the benefit to those who meet the requirements.
• Le acordaron una prórroga de treinta días.
  They granted him a thirty-day extension.

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• No acordé que la puerta estaba abierta.
  I did not notice that the door was open.
• Cuando acordó, ya era demasiado tarde.
  By the time he realized it, it was already too late.
• Ella acordó del error al revisar la cuenta.
  She became aware of the mistake when she checked the bill.
• Ni siquiera acordaron que faltaba una silla.
  They did not even notice that a chair was missing.
• De pronto acordé en lo que había dicho.
  Suddenly I realized what he had said.

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• Intentaron acordar al herido después del golpe.
  They tried to bring the injured man to his senses after the blow.
• Ni los gritos lograron acordarlo.
  Not even the shouts managed to restore him to his senses.
• El médico esperaba acordar al paciente.
  The doctor hoped to bring the patient round.
• El aire fresco la acordó poco a poco.
  The fresh air slowly brought her to her senses.
• Decían que aquella medicina podía acordar a un desvanecido.
  They said that medicine could revive someone who had fainted.

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• Su conducta no acuerda con sus palabras.
  His conduct does not agree with his words.
• La copia acordaba con el original en cada detalle.
  The copy matched the original in every detail.
• Ambos relatos acuerdan en lo esencial.
  Both accounts agree on the essentials.
• La medida acuerda con la ley antigua.
  The measure conforms to the old law.
• Los testimonios no acordaban entre sí.
  The testimonies did not accord with one another.

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• Acordó al amanecer con el canto del gallo.
  He woke up at dawn to the rooster's crow.
• La niña acordó sobresaltada.
  The girl awoke with a start.
• Cuando acordamos, ya había salido el sol.
  When we woke up, the sun had already risen.
• No acordó hasta bien entrada la mañana.
  He did not wake until late in the morning.
• El ruido hizo que todos acordaran de repente.
  The noise made everyone wake up suddenly.

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