establish

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈstæblɪʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i stab′lish)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
establish [sth]⇒ vtr (create)fundar⇒ vtr
  instituir⇒ vtr
  crear⇒ vtr
 He decided to establish a hospital for sick children.
 Decidió fundar un hospital para los niños enfermos.
establish [sth] vtr (install)montar⇒ vtr
  poner⇒ vtr
  establecer⇒ vtr
 The chain decided to establish a restaurant in every major city in the US.
 La empresa decidió montar un restaurante en cada ciudad principal de Estados Unidos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
establish [sth] vtr (make recognized)establecer⇒ vtr
 First, they had to establish the rules.
 Primero, debían establecer las reglas.
establish [sth] vtr (make happen)imponer⇒ vtr
  restablecer⇒ vtr
 The police established order in the city.
 La policía impuso el orden en la ciudad.
 La policía restableció el orden en la ciudad.
establish [sth] vtr (promulgate)proclamar⇒ vtr
 The miner staked out his site, to establish his claim.
 El minero delimitó su campo para proclamar su demanda.
establish [sth] vtr (demonstrate, prove)determinar⇒ vtr
  demostrar⇒ vtr
 The police had to establish whether the man was dead or if he was just missing.
 La policía debía determinar si el hombre estaba muerto o si simplemente estaba desaparecido.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El abogado debía demostrar la inocencia de su cliente por medio de evidencia más sólida.
establish [sth] vtr (form: a relationship)formar⇒ vtr
  establecer⇒ vtr
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
establish a connection vi (phone line: get through to [sb])establecer comunicación loc verb
  hacer conexión loc verb
establish a connection vi (make personal contact with [sb])contactar⇒ vi
  hacer contacto loc verb
  tomar contacto loc verb
  crear un lazo loc verb
  entablar contacto vtr + nm
establish a connection vi (prove relationship with [sth])establecer una relación loc verb
  establecer un nexo causal loc verb
establish connection between v expr (prove [sth] related to [sth])establecer una relación loc verb
 Scientists have been able to establish a connection between smoking and lung cancer.
 Los científicos han establecido por fin una relación entre fumar y el cáncer de pulmón.
reestablish,
reestablish [sth],
re-establish vtr		 (found or create anew)restablecer⇒ vtr
  reconstruir⇒ vtr
  reabrir⇒ vtr
 The two companies reestablished the contract after the merger.
 Las compañías restablecieron el contrato después de la fusión.
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'establish' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
baseline - build - dig in - enact laws - entrench - found - get a foothold - institute - joint-venture - lay down - make - open - pre-established - put into place - red line - renew - set conditions - set limits - set term - set the limit - set the mood - set the scene - set the tone - set up - set up camp - start
Spanish:
afincar - consagrar - establecer - basamentar - constituir - fundar - incorporar - instituir - constatar - reglamentar - verificar - afianzar - arraigar - asentar - avecindar - constituirse como - definir - determinar - domiciliar - establecer contacto - establecer un vínculo - estatuir - imponer el orden - instaurar - levantar - normar - poner - rastrear - residenciar - sentar - situar - trabar una amistad

Collocations: establish yourself in the new [school, town, company], establish yourself as a [doctor, lawyer, writer], established themselves as the [best, leading, greatest], more...

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