recuperar
to recover
verb rreh-koo-peh-RAHR Common
Origin: From Latin recuperare.
Also means
to retrieve
Usage Note
Recuperar means 'to recover' something lost or stolen (recuperar un archivo) and also 'to recover' health (recuperarse de una enfermedad). The reflexive recuperarse is used for recovering from illness or setback. Do not confuse with recobrar, a near-synonym that is slightly more formal and literary.
Examples
"Tardó meses en recuperarse del accidente."
Natural Translation
It took him months to recover from the accident.
Literal Translation
It-took months in to-recover oneself of-the accident
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