acaparar



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
acaparar⇒ vtr (acumular y retener bienes) (goods)stockpile⇒, hoard⇒ vtr
  (business)corner⇒, buy up⇒ vtr
 Inexplicablemente, muchas personas acapararon el papel higiénico en aquella época.
 Inexplicably, many people stockpiled toilet paper at that time.
acaparar vtr (atraer totalmente) (informal)hog⇒ vtr
  (US)monopolize⇒ vtr
  (UK)monopolise⇒ vtr
 No me agrada esa muchacha porque le gusta acaparar toda la atención.
 I don't really like that girl because she always wants to hog the limelight.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
acaparar la atención loc verb (atraer intencionadamente)attract attention v expr
  capture [sb]'s attention v expr
  (figurative)get in the limelight v expr
  (UK, colloquial)cut a big swath v expr
 Antonio siempre acapara la atención con sus extravagantes vestimentas.
 Antonio always attracts attention with his outlandish outfits.
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'acaparar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
chupar - chupar cámara - chupar el balón - copar - polarizar
English:
buy up - corner the market - have a corner on - hog - hoard - corner - steal the limelight - take up


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