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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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