| Principal Translations |
| aprovechar⇒ vtr | (sacar partido) | take advantage of v expr |
| | | use⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | leverage⇒ vtr |
| | La joven aprovechó un descuido de su madre y se escapó con sus amigos. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. They took advantage of my absence to throw a party for their friends. |
| aprovechar vtr | (hacer buen uso) (take benefit) | make the most of v expr |
| | (take pleasure) | enjoy⇒ vtr |
| | (resource) | harness⇒ vtr |
| | Aprovecha el tiempo; no lo desperdicies sentado frente al televisor. |
| | Make the most of your time; don't waste it sitting in front of the TV. |
| aprovechar vtr | (dar nuevo uso) | use⇒ vtr |
| | | make the most of v expr |
| | | take advantage of v expr |
| | Martín aprovechó el sobrante de madera para hacer estantes. |
| | Martin used the leftover wood to make shelves. |
| aprovechar vtr | (tiempo: usar) | take advantage of v expr |
| | | use⇒ vtr |
| | Los jóvenes aprovecharon el día soleado para ir de pesca. |
| | The young people took advantage of the sunny weather and went fishing. |
| aprovecharse de alguien v prnl + prep | (abusar, engañar) | take advantage of [sb] v expr |
| | (slang) | screw [sb] over vtr phrasal sep |
| | No te descuides: en este pueblo todos se aprovechan de los extranjeros. |
| | Don't let your guard down. In this town everybody takes advantage of foreigners. |
| aprovecharse de alguien v prnl + prep | (abusar sexualmente) (sexually abuse) | take advantage of [sb] v expr |
| | La víctima describió entre lágrimas la manera en que su jefe se aprovechó de ella. |
| | The victim tearfully described how her boss took advantage of her. |
| aprovecharse de algo v prnl + prep | (sacar provecho) | take advantage of [sth] v expr |
| | El policía inescrupuloso se aprovechó de la situación y le robó el dinero a la víctima del accidente. |
| | The unscrupulous policeman took advantage of the situation and stole the money from the accident victim. |
Compound Forms:
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| aprovechar al máximo loc verb | (sacar todo el partido) | make the most of [sth] v expr |
| | Mariana aprovechó al máximo su viaje y visitó muchos países. |
| | Mariana made the most of her trip and visited many countries. |
| aprovechar cada oportunidad que se presenta expr | (no perder tiempo) | take advantage of every opportunity that pops up v expr |
| | | make the most of every advantage that comes your way v expr |
| | Belén aprovecha cada oportunidad que se presenta y vive la vida al máximo. |
| aprovechar el empuje loc verb | (hacer uso de) | use the momentum v expr |
| | | take advantage of the momentum v expr |
| | Damián aprovechó el empuje después del ascenso e invirtió en una empresa. |
| | Damián used the momentum of his promotion to invest in a company. |
aprovechar el tiempo,
aprovechar el tiempo al máximo loc verb | (hacer buen uso de) | maximize time v expr |
| | | make the most of time v expr |
| | | use time wisely v expr |
| | Aprovechamos el tiempo al máximo y caminamos durante todo el día. |
| | We maximized time and walked all day. |
| | We made the most of time and walked all day. |
| | We used time wisely and walked all day. |
| aprovechar el tirón loc verb | coloquial (aprovechar el éxito) (colloquial) | ride the wave v expr |
| | | take advantage of demand v expr |
| | Después de graduarse, Mariana aprovechó el tirón y se anotó en una nueva carrera. |
| | After graduating, Maria rode the wave and embarked on a new career. |
| aprovechar hasta el ultimo minuto loc verb | (disfrutar hasta el final) | make the most of every last minute v expr |
| | | enjoy until the last minute v expr |
| | Aproveché hasta el último minuto de ese viaje. |
| | I made the most of every last minute of that trip. |
| aprovechar la boleada loc verb | AR, UY: coloquial (sacar ganancia de una oportunidad) | take advantage of the situation v expr |
| aprovechar la pesca loc verb | coloquial (aprovechar la ocasión) (colloquial) | make hay while the sun shines v expr |
| | | make the most of the situation v expr |
| | | take advantage of the situation v expr |
| | Pablo aprovechó la pesca y se unió al viaje de su hermano. |
| | Pablo made hay while the sun was shining and went with his brother on the trip. |
| aprovechar la situación loc verb | (sacar provecho) | make the most of the situation, take advantage of the situation v expr |
| | Aprovecharon la situación económica y compraron propiedades en el interior. |
| | They made the most of the economic situation and bought several inland properties. |
| aprovechar que vtr + conj | (sacar partido de) | make the most of, make use of v expr |
| | Aprovechen que hace buen tiempo y vayan al parque. |
| | Make the most of the nice weather and go to the park. |
| aprovechar que no tengo nada que hacer loc verb | (usar el tiempo libre) | take advantage of the fact that I have nothing to do v expr |
| | | enjoy myself since I don't have anything to do v expr |
| | | make the most of my free time v expr |
| | Aproveché que no tenía nada que hacer y fui a la playa. |
| | I took advantage of the fact that I had nothing to do and went to the beach. |