| Principal Translations |
| decide⇒ vi | (choose) | decidir⇒ vtr |
| | | decidirse⇒ v prnl |
| | Do I want cake or ice cream? I can't decide! |
| | ¿Me apetece tarta o helado? ¡No puedo decidir! |
| decide (between [sth] and [sth]) vi + prep | (choose from among) | decidir entre vi + prep |
| | | escoger entre vi + prep |
| | I couldn't decide between the two dresses, so I bought both. |
| | No pude decidir entre los dos vestidos, así que compré ambos. |
| decide to (do [sth]) vi + prep | (resolve) | decidir⇒, determinar⇒ vtr |
| | | tomar la decisión, tomar la determinación loc verb |
| | Lucy decided to do something about her messy hair. |
| | Lucy decidió hacer algo con su enmarañado pelo. |
| decide on (doing) [sth] vi + prep | (opt for) | elegir⇒ vtr |
| | | optar por vi + prep |
| | | decidirse por v prnl + prep |
| | They decided on a cruise for their holiday. |
| | Eligieron un crucero para sus vacaciones. |
| decide against [sth] vi + prep | (reject an option) | rechazar⇒ vtr |
| | Sarah decided against a third cupcake as she was full. |
| | Sarah rechazó la tercera magdalena porque estaba llena. |
| decide against doing [sth] v expr | (choose not to) | decidirse a no hacer algo loc verb |
| | I decided against going on holiday this year, since I had just lost my job. |
| | Me decidí a no irme de vacaciones ya que acabo de perder mi trabajo. |
decide,
decide that vtr | (with clause: conclude) | decidir que vtr + conj |
| | | resolver que vtr + conj |
| | Wendy decided it was time to leave home and get her own apartment. |
| | Wendy decidió que ya era hora de irse de casa y tener su propio apartamento. |
| decide [sth]⇒ vtr | (resolve a question, doubt) | decidir⇒ vtr |
| | | resolver⇒ vtr |
| | | dirimir⇒ vtr |
| | The party is asking for feedback from the membership before deciding their course of action. |
| | Their mother decided the issue for them. |
| | El partido pide comentarios de los miembros antes de decidir un curso de acción. |
| | Su madre resolvió la disputa entre ellos. |