What does recuperado in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word recuperado in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use recuperado in Spanish.

The word recuperado in Spanish means recover, make up, make up for, get over, recover, recover, retake, repeat, reenergise, get your energy back, recover your memory, regain your memory, regain your eyesight, regain your vision, resit a class. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word recuperado

recover

verbo transitivo (volver a tener algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La policía recuperó los objetos robados.
The police recovered the stolen objects.

make up, make up for

verbo transitivo (tiempo perdido)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Juan trabaja los sábados para recuperar los días que estuvo enfermo.
Juan works on Saturdays to make up (or: make up for) the days that he was sick.

get over

verbo pronominal (recobrar la salud) (informal)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Ana se recuperó totalmente de la gripe.
Ana got over the flu completely.

recover

verbo pronominal (volver en sí)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El conductor de la moto se recuperó dos días después del accidente.
The motorbike rider recovered just two days after the accident.

recover

verbo pronominal (volver a la normalidad)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Tras la crisis, muchas empresas no consiguieron recuperarse.
After the crisis, many businesses were not able to recover.

retake, repeat

verbo transitivo (materia, asignatura)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Juan ha suspendido francés y tendrá que recuperarlo en septiembre.
Juan failed French, and will have to retake (or: repeat) the class in September.

reenergise

locución verbal (de tipo físico) (UK)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Durante el sueño el cuerpo recupera energías.

get your energy back

locución verbal (de tipo emocional)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Dejó atrás el pasado y recuperó energías.

recover your memory, regain your memory

locución verbal (volver a recordar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro recuperó la memoria de a poco.
Pedro regained his memory little by little.

regain your eyesight, regain your vision

locución verbal (volver a ver)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pedro recuperó la vista después de la operación.

resit a class

locución verbal (aprobar una materia)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
María debe recuperar una asignatura para pasar de año.
Maria needs to resit a class to pass the year.

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