Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Monday December 15, 2008
apuntar, verb:
to enrol
We’ve already come across apuntar meaning to write down or make a note of something:
Apúntalo o te vas a olvidar.
Write it down, or you’ll forget.
The reflexive apuntarse means to put your name down for something:
Nos hemos apuntado para el viaje a Costa Rica.
We’ve put our names down for the trip to Costa Rica.
Still with the same idea, but more specifically, apuntarse a means to enrol on a course:
Me he apuntado a un curso de español.
I’ve enrolled on a Spanish course.
In a more general sense, apuntarse means to be interested in something:
¿Te apuntas a un café?
Do you fancy a coffee?
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