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verter

to pour, to spill

verb behr-TEHR Rare

Origin: From Latin 'vertere', to turn, pour.

Also means

to shed (tears, blood)

Usage Note

Verter is an irregular -e-ie- stem-changing verb: vierto, viertes, vierte… It covers pouring a liquid deliberately (verter agua en un vaso) as well as accidental spilling and figurative shedding (verter lágrimas, 'to shed tears'). It also appears in environmental contexts — verter residuos ('to dump waste') — and in translation: verter al español ('to render into Spanish').

Examples

"Vertió el agua sobre las plantas."

Natural Translation

She poured the water on the plants.

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