| Additional Translations |
| asumir vtr | (tomar conciencia) (reconcile oneself) | accept⇒ vtr |
| | | come to terms with v expr |
| | Tu hijo tiene que asumir que no podrá ir a la universidad porque no tenéis dinero. |
| | Your son will have to accept that he can't go to university because you can't afford it. |
| asumir vtr | (superar un hecho) (believe) | come to terms with v expr |
| | | accept⇒ vtr |
| | Ana no consigue asumir la muerte de su marido. |
| | Anna can't come to terms with her husband's death. |
| asumir vtr | AmC, AR, CO, MX (dar por hecho) | assume⇒ vtr |
| | | take for granted v expr |
| | El investigador cometió el error de asumir que el señor Gutiérrez era inocente. |
| | The investigator made the mistake of assuming that Mr. Gutierrez was innocent. |
Compound Forms:
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| asumir como propio loc verb | (tomar como propio) | assume as your own, take on as your own, consider your own v expr |
| | Juan asumió como propio el crédito por el trabajo que hizo María. |
| | Juan took on the credit as his own for the work Maria did. |
asumir costos,
asumir los costos loc verb | (hacerse cargo del pago) | assume costs, cover costs v expr |
| | | pay for expenses v expr |
| | La empresa tiene que asumir los costos de la operación. |
| | The company has to cover the costs of the operation. |
| asumir el compromiso loc verb | (aceptar el compromiso) | make a commitment v expr |
| | | commit to v + pp |
| | Ricardo asumió el compromiso de ayudarnos con la mudanza. |
| | Richard made a commitment to help us with the move. |
| asumir el papel de otro loc verb | (asumir obligación ajena) | take on the role of [sb] v expr |
| | | take on [sb]'s responsibility v expr |
| | Me caso con él, pero no voy a asumir el papel de la madre. |
| | I married him but I'm not going to take on the role of his mother. |
| asumir el poder loc verb | (tomar el poder) | come to power, take power v expr |
| | El presidente asumió el poder la semana pasada. |
| | The president took power last week. |
| asumir el reto loc verb | (aceptar desafío) | take on the challenge v expr |
| | El ciclista asumió el reto y se inscribió en la competencia. |
| | The cyclist took on the challenge and signed up for the competition. |
| asumir gastos loc verb | (absorber pago) (pay for [sth]) | bear the costs, assume the costs v expr |
| | La empresa debe asumir gastos por las transacciones realizadas. |
| | The company must bear the costs for transactions carried out. |
| asumir la propiedad loc verb | (aceptar la propiedad) | assume ownership v expr |
| | Carlos asumió la propiedad de la vivienda. |
| | Carlos assumed ownership of the property. |
| asumir la responsabilidad loc verb | (hacerse cargo) | assume responsibility, take responsibility v expr |
| | Tienes que asumir la responsabilidad de lo que hiciste. |
| | You have to take responsibility for what you did. |
| asumir las consecuencias loc verb | (responder por algo) | be responsible for v expr |
| | | accept the consequences of v expr |
| | | be accountable for v expr |
| | Tienes que asumir las consecuencias de tus actos. |
| | You have to be responsible for your actions. |
| asumir nuevas competencias loc verb | (aceptar nuevas obligaciones) | assume new responsibilities, take on new responsibilities v expr |
| | Con el ascenso, Juan tiene que asumir nuevas competencias. |
| | The promotion means that Juan has to take on new responsibilities. |
| asumir nuevas funciones loc verb | (aceptar nuevas labores) | assume new functions v expr |
| | | take on new tasks v expr |
| | Bárbara tuvo que asumir nuevas funciones cuando reemplazó a su jefe. |
| | Barbara had to assume new functions when she replaced her boss. |
| asumir un cargo loc verb | (aceptar un cargo) | take a position, assume a post v expr |
| | | take office v expr |
| | | be appointed (+role) v expr |
| | Lautaro asumió un cargo como docente en la universidad. |
| | Lautaro assumed the post of lecturer at the university. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He has been appointed Head of Logistics. |
| asumir un negocio loc verb | (hacerse cargo de un negocio) | take over a business v expr |
| | Los hermanos asumieron el negocio tras la muerte de su padre. |
| | The brothers took over the business after the death of their father. |
| asumir una actitud loc verb | (actuar de cierto modo) | assume an attitude v expr |
| | | take an attitude v expr |
| | Debes asumir una actitud responsable para ese trabajo. |
| | You should assume a responsible attitude for that work. |
tomar las riendas,
asumir las riendas loc verb | (asumir el control) | take the reins v expr |
| | Cuando el director renunció, Mariana tomó las riendas con valentía. |
tomar las riendas de,
asumir las riendas de loc verb + prep | (comenzar a controlar) | take control of v expr |
| | | assume control over, assume control of v expr |
| | (figurative) | take the reins of v expr |
| | La hija del fundador tendrá que asumir las riendas de la empresa para llevarla a buen puerto. |