ficar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- become verb To start being something different; to change into.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- get verb To come to have or receive something; to obtain.
- go verb To move or travel from one place toward another.
- hook up phrasal verb To have a casual sexual encounter with someone, usually without being in a relationship with them.
- lie verb To be in or move into a horizontal, resting position.
- linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
- remain verb To stay in the same place, condition, or state without changing.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
- stay verb To remain in a place rather than leaving.
- wax noun A soft, oily solid substance, such as beeswax or paraffin, used for candles, polish, and other purposes.
Senses
ficar is used for these senses in English:
- become (transitive) To be proper for; to beseem. [from 13th c.]
- fall (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
- get (copulative) To become, or cause oneself to become.
- get (transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.
- get (transitive, informal) To bring to reckoning; to catch (usually as a criminal); to effect retribution.
- get (archaic) To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
- go To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation)
- go To turn out, to result; to come to (a certain result).
become — full definition
- verb To start being something different; to change into.
- verb To suit or look attractive on someone (formal/literary).
fall — full definition
- verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
- verb To decrease in amount, level, or intensity.
- verb To be defeated, collapse, or come to an end (of a government, city, or empire).
- verb To happen or occur on a particular date.
- noun Autumn; the season between summer and winter.