acertó in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for acertó in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.acertar VB trans

acertar respuesta/resultado:

acertar

to get … right

solo acertó tres respuestas

she only got three answers right

solo acertó tres respuestas

she only answered three questions correctly

a ver si aciertas quién es

see if you can guess who it is

II.acertar VB intr

1. acertar (atinar):

acertar

to be right

¿no te dije que iban a perder? pues acerté

didn't I tell you they were going to lose? well, I was right

dijo varios nombres pero no acertó

she said several names but didn't get it right

acertaste al no comprarlo

it was a good decision not to buy it

acertaste al no comprarlo

you did the right thing not buying it

acertar con algo

to get sth right

¿acerté con la talla?

did I get the size right?

has acertado con el regalo, es justo lo que necesitaba

your present's perfect, it's just what I needed

no acerté con la calle/casa

I couldn't find the street/house

2. acertar (lograr, atinar):

acertar a + infinit.

to manage to +  infinit.

no acertó a decir palabra

she didn't manage to say a single word

no acertó a decir palabra

she was unable to utter a single word

no acierto a comprender qué es lo que pretende

I just can't see o I fail to see what he hopes to achieve

3. acertar liter (suceder casualmente):

acertar a + infinit.

to happen to +  infinit.

acertó a pasar por allí

he happened to pass that way

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acertó por pura casualidad

she got it right by pure o sheer chance

lo dijo a lo tonto y resulta que acertó

it was a wild guess o he said it without thinking and it turned out to be right

le acertó de medio a medio

she was absolutely right

Translations for acertó in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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the football pools

juego de apuestas consistente en tratar de acertar los resultados de los partidos de la liga de fútbol

it was just a lucky guess

acertó (or acerté etc.) por pura casualidad

to make a lucky guess

acertar por or de casualidad

to guess right

acertar

to be bang on

acertar de lleno

acertó in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for acertó in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.acertar VB intr e → ie

1. acertar (dar):

acertar

to hit

acertar al blanco

to hit the mark

2. acertar (hacer con acierto):

acertar

to be right

acertaste en protestar

you were right to protest

3. acertar (por casualidad):

acertar a hacer algo

to happen to do sth

4. acertar (conseguir):

no acerté a encontrar la respuesta

I didn't manage to find the answer

5. acertar (encontrar):

acertar con algo

to come across sth

II.acertar VB trans

1. acertar (dar en el blanco):

acertar

to hit

2. acertar (encontrar):

acertar

to find

3. acertar (adivinar):

acertar

to get right

Translations for acertó in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to make a lucky guess

acertar por pura casualidad

peg

acertar

to be wide of the mark

no acertar

acertó Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

acertar al blanco

to hit the mark

acertar a hacer algo

to happen to do sth

acertar con algo

to come across sth