/kombeɾˈtiɾ/
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Translation
to convert, to turn into, to change
Word origin
From Latin convertere ('to turn around'), from con- ('together') plus vertere ('to turn').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- convertere
- English cognates
- convert, invert, versatile
Grammar
Verb type-ir stem-changing (e>ie)
Examples
.
They want to convert the old factory into a museum.
mago .
The magician can turn water into wine.
¿ euros ?
How can I convert these euros into dollars?
convirtió lodazal.
The rain turned the path into a quagmire.
, convirtió .
With great effort, he turned his dream into reality.
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