No. 10,559 in Spanish
criar
To raise, bring up, or nurture.
In a sentence
Ella se dedica a criar gallinas en su granja.
She is dedicated to raising chickens on her farm.
In this sentence, "criar" is used in its sense of "raising animals" typically in a farming context.
Es importante criar a los hijos con buenos valores.
It is important to raise children with good values.
Here, "criar" refers to "raising children," encompassing their upbringing and education by caregivers.
En esta región solían criar caballos de raza.
In this region, they used to breed purebred horses.
In this instance, "criar" is used to mean "breeding animals," often in the context of managing reproduction to maintain or create a certain breed.
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