No. 11,357 in Spanish
establecerse
To settle or establish oneself.
In a sentence
La familia decidió establecerse en una nueva ciudad para buscar mejores oportunidades.
The family decided to settle in a new city to seek better opportunities.
The verb 'establecerse' here means 'to settle' or 'to establish oneself', referring to the act of moving and adapting to a new place of residence.
Después de años viajando por el mundo, decidió establecerse en su país de origen.
After years of traveling the world, he decided to settle in his home country.
In this sentence, 'establecerse' is used to express the action of settling in terms of choosing a permanent place of residence after a period of being transient.
La empresa busca establecerse como líder en el mercado internacional.
The company seeks to establish itself as a leader in the international market.
Here, 'establecerse' means 'to establish oneself', but in the metaphorical sense of aiming for prominence or recognition in a specific domain.
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