aplicar

to apply

verb ah-plee-KAHR Less Common

Usage Note

Aplicar means to apply a rule, law, product, or technique (aplicar la ley, aplicar crema solar). The reflexive aplicarse means to apply oneself or to apply for something in some regions, though postularse or solicitar are more standard for job applications. Note the spelling change in preterite: apliqué.

Examples

"Hay que aplicar las normas de manera uniforme."

Natural Translation

The rules must be applied uniformly.

Literal Translation

There-is-that to-apply the norms in manner uniform

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