administrar

to administer

verb ahd-mee-nees-TRAHR Less Common

Origin: From Latin administrare (to serve, manage)

Also means

to manage

Usage Note

Administrar covers both 'to administer' (medicine, an oath) and 'to manage' (a company, funds). The related nouns are administración (administration) and administrador/a (manager, administrator). In medical contexts, administrar un medicamento means 'to administer a drug,' while in business administrar una empresa means 'to run a company.'

Examples

"Ella administra una empresa grande."

Natural Translation

She manages a large company.

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