ocurre

happens, it happens, occurs

Examples

Este tipo de cosas no ocurre muy a menudo.

This kind of thing doesn't occur very often.

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¿En el arcoíris quién puede trazar la línea en la que el matiz violeta termina y comienza el naranja? Vemos con claridad la diferencia de los colores, pero ¿exactamente dónde empieza el uno a mezclarse con el otro? Lo mismo ocurre con la cordura y la locura.

Who in the rainbow can draw the line where the violet tint ends and the orange tint begins? Distinctly we see the difference of the colors, but where exactly does the one first blendingly enter into the other? So with sanity and insanity.

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Como también fuera de India, el crecimiento ocurre más comúnmente a pesar del gobierno más que por el gobierno.

As elsewhere in India, growth most often occurs despite the government rather than because of it.

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Si ocurre de nuevo, queremos estar preparados.

If it happens again, we want to be ready.

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Rara vez ocurre un eclipse solar.

An eclipse of the sun is a rare appearance.

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El amor ocurre cuando uno menos lo espera.

Love happens when you least expect it.

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Por desgracia, mi cumpleaños sólo ocurre una vez al año.

Unfortunately, my birthday is only once a year.

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Sí, ocurre de vez en cuando.

Yes, it happens once in a while.

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¿Qué ocurre?

What is happening?

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Si no ocurre nada imprevisto, mañana podré verte.

I will be able to see you tomorrow unless something unexpected turns up.

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No se me ocurre lo que el escritor intenta decir.

I can't figure out what the writer is trying to say.

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Una reacción química ocurre en uno o más pasos.

A chemical reaction takes place in one or more steps.

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¿Ocurre alguna reacción adversa?

Is there any adverse reaction?

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No se me ocurre nada más que decir.

I can't think of anything else to say.

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Pareces pálido. ¿Qué te ocurre?

You look pale. What's the matter with you?

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