votar

/boˈtaɾ/, [boˈt̪aɾ]

vote


Verb votar (first-person singular present voto, first-person singular preterite voté, past participle votado)

  1. to vote
  2. (Latin America) to throw
    No votar basura.
    Do not litter.

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Tom se preguntó a quién tendría pensado votar Mary.

    Tom wondered who Mary was planning to vote for.

  • Tom tiene edad suficiente para votar.

    Tom is old enough to vote.

  • Podría votar por Tom.

    I might vote for Tom.

  • La nueva ley priva a las minorías religiosas de su derecho a votar.

    The new law will deprive religious minorities of their right to vote.

  • Ahora mismo hay 2 clases de españoles: los que están dispuestos a votar a corruptos e imputados y los que no.

    Right now there are 2 types of Spaniards: the ones who are willing to vote for corrupt and indicted politicians, and the ones that aren't.

  • En cualquier caso hay que votar sí en el referéndum del 18 de febrero.

    In any case, you need to vote "yes" in the February 18th referendum.

  • No olvides votar.

    Don't forget to vote.

  • Es una campaña para alentar a los jóvenes a votar.

    It is a campaign to encourage young people to vote.

  • Nació justo en la generación siguiente al fin de la esclavitud. Una época en la que no había coches en las carreteras ni aviones en el cielo, en la que alguien como ella no podía votar por dos razones: por ser mujer y debido al color de su piel.

    She was born just a generation past slavery. A time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky, when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons: because she was a woman, and because of the color of her skin.

  • Si yo tuviera veinte, podría votar.

    If I were twenty, I could vote.

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