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Learn Spanish (Latin America): decidir - to decide

Spanish (Latin America)
/Regular -ir verbs
/decidir

decidir

Word

decidir

Meaning

to decide

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Latin America)

Lesson

Regular -ir verbs

Usages of decidir

Tú abres la puerta y decides descansar.

You open the door and decide to rest.

Nosotras decidimos vivir en un departamento nuevo.

We decide to live in a new apartment.

Yo tengo calor y decido abrir la ventana.

I am hot and I decide to open the window.

Ella decide pagar con dólares.

She decides to pay with dollars.

El jurado va a decidir el caso mañana.

The jury is going to decide the case tomorrow.

Él iba a trabajar en la ciudad, pero decidió hacerse ermitaño.

He was going to work in the city, but he decided to become a hermit.

Él acababa de marcar cuando decidiste colgar.

He had just dialed when you decided to hang up.

Como tuvimos un fallo crítico, decidimos abortar.

As we had a critical failure, we decided to abort.

Como el clima estaba inestable, el capitán decidió abortar la misión.

As the weather was unstable, the captain decided to abort the mission.

Rellenaremos la empanada como tú decidas.

We will fill the empanada however you decide.

Es un gran dilema decidir dónde estudiar el posgrado.

It is a great dilemma to decide where to study the postgraduate degree.

Es difícil decidir cuándo especializarse en medicina.

It is difficult to decide when to specialize in medicine.

Quedamos en decidir cómo celebrar el aniversario.

We agreed to decide how to celebrate the anniversary.

Como decidas deducir más de tu ingreso, vas a recibir una sanción.

If you decide to deduct more of your income, you are going to receive a penalty.

Decidí desechar el reloj, y eso que costó mucho dinero.

I decided to throw away the watch, even though it cost a lot of money.

Mi único amigo decidió distanciarse.

My only friend decided to distance himself.

Decidimos distanciarnos por un conflicto semejante.

We decided to distance ourselves because of a similar conflict.

Como decidas desobedecer, vas a sufrir.

If you decide to disobey, you are going to suffer.

Tenemos que decidir qué hacer en caso de que se nos dañe el mapa cronológico.

We have to decide what to do in case our chronological map gets damaged.

Decidieron desvelarse a la intemperie hasta que consiguieran la edición.

They decided to stay awake all night outdoors until they got the edition.

Decidimos acampar por fanatismo hasta que vendieran el modelo limitado.

We decided to camp out of fanaticism until they sold the limited model.

¿Qué deberíamos decidir respecto al desarrollo económico de la ciudad?

What should we decide regarding the economic development of the city?

El héroe decidió postergar su misión porque tenía mucho sueño.

The hero decided to postpone his mission because he was very sleepy.

El peligro es inminente, pero él decide postergar el trabajo.

The danger is imminent, but he decides to postpone the work.

Decidimos pintar la moto clásica a lo rebelde.

We decided to paint the classic motorcycle in a rebellious style.

Si decides rescindir antes del vencimiento, debes pagar, es decir, hay una multa.

If you decide to terminate before the expiration, you must pay, that is, there is a penalty.

Esos adolescentes deciden encerrarse en el cuarto como si estuvieran enfermos.

Those teenagers decide to lock themselves in the room as if they were sick.

Al final decidimos quedarnos en casa.

In the end we decided to stay home.

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