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abordar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • address noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
  • approach verb To move closer to something or someone.
  • board verb To get onto a ship, plane, train, or other vehicle to travel.
  • tackle verb To confront and deal with a difficult problem or task head-on.
  • waylay verb To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.

Senses

abordar is used for these senses in English:

  • board (transitive) To step or climb onto or otherwise enter a ship, aircraft, train or other conveyance.
  • board (transitive, nautical) To (at least attempt to) capture an enemy ship by going alongside and grappling her, then invading her with a boarding party.
  • get in (intransitive) To enter a place; to gain access.
  • get in (intransitive, idiomatic) To be elected to some office.
  • go about (intransitive, of a sailing ship) To change from one tack to another. See Wikipedia:Tack (maneuver).
  • tackle To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
  • waylay (transitive) To accost or intercept unexpectedly.

address — full definition

  1. noun The details of where a building or property is located, used for mail or navigation.
  2. noun A formal speech given to an audience.
  3. noun (computing) A code identifying a specific location in memory or on a network.
  4. verb To speak directly to a person or group.
  5. verb To deal with or attempt to solve an issue.

approach — full definition

  1. verb To move closer to something or someone.
  2. verb To speak to someone, often to make a request or start a conversation.
  3. noun A way of dealing with or thinking about something.

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