| Principal Translations |
| componer⇒ vtr | (formar con elementos) | form⇒ vtr |
| | | make up, put together vtr phrasal sep |
| | La empresa debe componer una comisión de seguridad e higiene integrada por obreros y empleados de confianza. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. We've formed a committee to look into the possibility of changing the direction of the company. |
| componer vtr | (obra musical) (music) | compose⇒ vtr |
| | Nadie puede componer como Mozart, fue un músico genial. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mozart composed more than 600 pieces of music in his short life. |
| componer vtr | (reparar, arreglar) (informal) | fix⇒ vtr |
| | | repair⇒ vtr |
| | Si el técnico no puede componer mi lavadora, tendré que comprar una nueva. |
| | If the repairman can't fix my washing machine, I'll have to get a new one. |
| componer vtr | AmL (adornar algo) | decorate⇒ vtr |
| | | adorn⇒ vtr |
| | | deck out v expr |
| | Todos los años el ayuntamiento compone las principales avenidas para las fiestas patrias. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The streets were decorated with bunting for the royal visit. |
| componerse de algo v prnl + prep | (estar formado por algo) | be composed of v expr |
| | | be made up of v expr |
| | El esqueleto humano adulto se compone de 206 huesos. |
| | An adult human skeleton is composed of 206 bones. |
| componerse⇒ v prnl | (persona: acicalarse) (UK) | get yourself ready, tidy yourself up vtr + refl |
| | (US) | get ready, get dressed up vi + adj |
| | Armando siempre se baña y se compone antes de salir a la calle. |
| | Armando always has a bath and gets himself ready (or: tidies himself up) before leaving the house. |
| componerse v prnl | MX (enfermo: aliviarse, curarse) (health) | get better vi + adj |
| | (from illness) | recover⇒ vi |
| | | improve⇒ vi |
| | El enfermo nunca se compondrá si no toma sus medicinas. |
| | The patient will never get better if he doesn't take his medicine. |