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resolver

Pronunciation: /resolˈbeɾ/

“resolver” is a Spanish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to resolve, sort out, settle, address, tackle, overcome, iron out
  2. to solve, figure out, work out, crack
  3. to decide
  4. to meet (e.g. demands, needs, requirements)

In Spanish

  1. Dar con la solución a una duda o problema.
  2. Tomar una resolución o decisión definitiva.
  3. Hacer que algo tenga una respuesta o salida concluyente.
  4. Provocar la disolución o destrucción de algo.
  5. Provocar la separación de algo en dos o más elementos mediante la observación, análisis o alguna acción.
  6. Acordar un paso disonante con otro consonante.
  7. Dispositivo electromecánico que utiliza campos magnéticos para medir la posición angular de un rotor.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish resolver, a learned borrowing from Latin resolvō, -ere. Equivalent to re- + solver. Cognate with English resolve.

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