WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| 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 |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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