regentar

to manage

verb rreh-hen-TAHR Rare

Origin: From Latin regentare, from regens (ruling, managing).

Also means

to run

Usage Note

Regentar means to manage or run an establishment such as a shop, hotel, or restaurant, often with a sense that the person is the active operator rather than the owner. It is more formal than llevar (to run a place) and is common in journalistic profiles (regentar un bar, regentar una empresa).

Examples

"Regenta un pequeño hotel en el centro."

Natural Translation

She manages a small hotel in the city centre.

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