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verb

achicar

bail

The Spanish verb "achicar" generally means to make smaller or to shrink something. It can refer to physically reducing the size of an object or reducing the amount of something. It can also be used in contexts like "to bail out water" (removing water from a boat).

Examples:

  • "Achicar la ropa" means "to shrink the clothes".
  • "Achicar el problema" can mean "to reduce the problem".
  • "Achicar agua de un bote" means "to bail water out of a boat".

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Examples

Necesitamos achicar el bote porque entra agua.verb

We need to bail out the boat because water is coming in.

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