gobernar

/ɡobeɾˈnaɾ/, [ɡo.β̞eɾˈnaɾ]

govern, rule


Verb gobernar (first-person singular present gobierno, first-person singular preterite goberné, past participle gobernado)

  1. to govern
  2. to steer (a vehicle or watercraft)
  3. to guide

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Examples
  • Gobernar un país no es una tarea fácil.

    To govern a country is not an easy job.

  • Él está poseído por la ambición de gobernar el mundo.

    He is possessed with the ambition to rule over the world.

  • Es un pueblo difícil de gobernar.

    It's a difficult country to govern.

  • ¿Cómo podremos gobernar a otros si no podemos gobernarnos a nosotros mismos?

    How could we govern others when we cannot govern ourselves?

  • En general, el arte de gobernar consiste en tomar la mayor parte del dinero de una parte de los ciudadanos para dársela a otra parte.

    Generally speaking, the art of governing consists in taking the most money from one part of the citizens, in order to give it to another part.


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