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23 Ways to Translate Become in

Spanish!

A Special Report from Notes in Spanish

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Weve had numerous questions over the years about how to translate the Englishverb become in Spanish.

The fact is that the simple word become has numerous translations in Spanish. Inthis special report, we cover the most common.

Read on and dominatebecome in Spanish from now on!

Table of Contents:

...........................................................................1. Become = Hacerse ! 2................................................................2. Become = Convertirse en! 3

...........................................................................3. Become = Ponerse! 4..........................................................................4. Become = Volverse ! 4

....................................................5. Other Translations of Become! 5

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1. Become = Hacerse

To become rich - hacerse rico

Example:

He became rich shortly after founding a technology company - Se hizo rico pocodespus de fundar una empresa de tecnologa.

To become a teacher - hacerse profesor(a)

Example:

After studying for a number of years, she became a teacher - Despus de estudiardurante varios aos, se hizo profesora.

To become a member - hacerse socio / miembro

Example:

He became a member of the mountain club to take advantage of the discounts on

equipment - Se hizo socio del club de montaa para poder aprovechar losdescuentos en equipacin.

To become obvious - hacerse obvio

Example:

It soon became obvious that she was pregnant - Pronto se hizo obvio que estabaembarazada.

To become an adult - hacerse adulto

Example:

One day you, too, will become an adult - Un da t tambin te hars adulto.



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To become famous - hacerse famoso

Example:

She posted a video on YouTube because she wants to become famous - Ella pusoun video en YouTube porque se quiere hacer famosa.

To become friends - hacerse amigos

Example:

We became friends when she started working with me - Nos hicimos amigascuando ella empez a trabajar conmigo.

2. Become = Convertirse en

To become a better person - convertirse en una persona mejor

Example:

Hes reading lots of self-help books to try to become a better person - Est leyendomuchos libros de auto ayuda para convertirse en una mejor persona.

To become a tourist destination - convertirse en un destino para turistas

Example:

The Mercado de San Miguel has become a tourist destination rather than aneighborhood market - El Mercado de San Miguel se ha convertido en un destinopara turistas en vez de un mercado de barrio.

To become a habit - convertirse en hbito

Example:

Dont worry, getting up so early will soon become a habit! - No te preocupes,levantarte tan pronto se convertir en un hbito pronto.



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To become a prince - convertirse en prncipe

Example:

And all of a sudden the frog became a prince - Y de repente la rana se convirti enprncipe.

3. Become = Ponerse

To become serious - ponerse serio

Example:

Then he became very serious and told us the truth - Entonces se puso muy serio ynos cont la verdad.

To become expensive - ponerse caro

Example:

Chueca is a neighborhood that has become very expensive - Chueca es una zonade Madrid que se ha puesto muy cara.

To become fashionable - ponerse de moda

Example:

Its interesting to see how styles from the past become fashionable again - Esinteresante ver como algunas modas del pasado se vuelven a poner de moda otravez.

4. Become = Volverse

To become obsolete - volverse obsoleto



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Example:

Computers quickly become obsolete - Los ordenadores se vuelven obsoletos

rpidamente.

To become distant - volverse distante

Example:

When she started dating the new guy, she became quite distant - Cuando empeza salir con el chico nuevo, se volvi bastante distante.

5. Other Translations of Become

To become of - ser de

Example:

Whatever became of Manuel Serrat? - Qu fue de Manuel Serrat?

To become accustomed to something - acostumbrarse a algo

Example:

It took him a while to become accustomed to the meal times in Spain - Le costbastante tiempo acostumbrarse al horario de las comidas en Espaa.

To become bored - aburrirse

Example:

Im afraid Ill become bored at this job if I dont leave it soon - Me temo que meaburrir en este trabajo si no lo dejo pronto.



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To become worried - empezar a preocuparse

Example:

They were so late, her parents had become quite worried - Llegaron tan tarde quesus padres haban empezado a preocuparse.

To become worse - empeorar

Example:

He kept up with his late nights and his cough became much worse - l siguisaliendo hasta las mil y su tos empeor mucho.

To become familiar with - familiarizarse con

Example:

Id recommend becoming familiar with the traffic laws in Spain before driving here -Recomendara familiarizarse con las leyes del trfico en Espaa antes de conduciraqu.

To become available - encontrarse disponible

Example:

We will let you know as soon as the new edition becomes available - Teinformaremos tan pronto como la nueva edicin se encuentra disponible.

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