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probar

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
probar⇒ vtr	(comida, bebida: catar)	taste⇒, try⇒ vtr
	Juan probó el pescado y no le gustó.
	Juan tasted (or: tried) the fish, but didn't like it.
probar vtr	(ensayar, experimentar)	check⇒, test⇒ vtr
	El mecánico probó el motor.
	The mechanic checked (or: tested) the engine.
probar vtr	(demostrar)	prove⇒, demonstrate⇒ vtr
	Los testigos probaron la inocencia del acusado.
	The witnesses proved (or: demonstrated) the innocence of the defendant.
probar con algo vi + prep	(intentar usando algo)	try with vi + prep
	Carlos probó con otra llave, pero no pudo abrir la caja puerta.
	Carlos tried with another key, but he couldn't open door buck.
probarse algo v prnl	(ropa, accesorios)	try on vtr phrasal sep
	Me probé el pantalón, pero me quedaba corto.
	I tried on the pants, but they were too short.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
probar⇒ vi	ES (sentar bien, convenir)	go down well v expr
		sit well v expr
	(informal)	be just the ticket v expr
	(formal)	be amenable to v expr
	Tu visita me ha probado; ya me siento mucho mejor.
	Your visit went down well; I feel much better now.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
obligación de probar loc nom f	(derecho: prueba de hecho)	burden of proof n
probar con vi + prep	(intentarlo con)	try with vi + prep
		give it a go with v expr
	Carlos probó con otra llave pero no pudo abrir la caja fuerte.
	Carlos tried with another key but he couldn't open the safe.
probar suerte loc verb	(intentarlo)	try your luck v expr
	Carlos probó suerte jugando a la lotería.
	Carlos tried his luck playing the lottery.

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