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encarrilar

to get on track

verb en-kah-rree-LAHR Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

to steer in the right direction

Usage Note

Encarrilar literally means to put something on rails, but is almost always used figuratively to mean guiding a project, person, or situation toward the right path. It is a regular -ar verb. The reflexive encarrilarse means to get oneself on track: el proyecto se está encarrilando ('the project is getting back on track').

Examples

"Necesitamos encarrilar el proyecto cuanto antes."

Natural Translation

We need to get the project on track as soon as possible.

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