Usage Note
Reabrir follows the irregular conjugation of abrir — its past participle is reabierto, not the regular reabrido. It is used for physical reopening (a shop, border, wound) and figurative reopening (a case, negotiations, debate). The opening re-a- is pronounced as two distinct vowels.
Examples
"El gobierno decidió reabrir las fronteras."
Natural Translation
The government decided to reopen the borders.
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