comprender

/kompɾenˈdeɾ/, [kõm.pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ]

understand

Examples

Me gusta desarmar cosas para comprender cómo funcionan.

I like to take things apart to see what makes them tick.

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Me podría tomar diez años para comprender completamente lo que he logrado.

It could take me ten years to fully grasp what I have achieved.

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No pudimos comprender su lógica.

We couldn't understand her logic.

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Hay una gran diferencia entre aprender una lengua para comprender o decir algo en caso de necesidad, y la aspiración a la adquisición de una segunda lengua con el fin de expresarse libremente, casi como en la lengua primera, la lengua materna.

There is a big difference between learning a language in order to understand or to say something if needed, and wanting to acquire a second language in order to command it freely, almost like you command your first language, your mother tongue.

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Empiezo a comprender por qué a Tom le gusta Boston.

I'm beginning to understand why Tom loves Boston.

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Tom a veces tiene dificultad para comprender los sentimientos ajenos.

Tom sometimes has trouble understanding other people's feelings.

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Le tomó un tiempo comprender la situación.

It took him a while to realize the situation.

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Comenzamos a comprender mejor.

We're beginning to understand better.

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Japón aún no es suficientemente comprendido por otros países, y los japoneses, asimismo, encuentran a los extranjeros difíciles de comprender.

Yet Japan is still not sufficiently understood by other countries, and the Japanese, likewise, find foreigners difficult to understand.

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¡Acabas de comprender lo sorprendente que soy!

You just realised how awesome I am!

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No finjo comprender a las mujeres.

I don't pretend to understand women.

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Ella no puede comprender a otras personas.

She can't understand other people.

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Tom no pudo comprender que quiso decir Mary.

Tom couldn't figure out what Mary meant.

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No lo puedo comprender.

I cannot understand it.

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El método científico es la mejor manera que tenemos para comprender el mundo alrededor de nosotros.

The scientific method is the best way we have for understanding the world around us.

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Puedo comprender su idioma.

I can understand your language.

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Tom no pudo comprender que quería realmente Mary.

Tom couldn't figure out what Mary really wanted.

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Por fin me pude hacer comprender.

Finally I was able to get the meaning across.

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Leyendo esa leyenda se puede comprender con profundidad la civilización antigua.

The myth offers insights into the ancient civilization.

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No consigo comprender la actitud mental de un hombre así.

I can't understand the psychology of such a man.

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