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redistribuir

to redistribute

verb rreh-dees-tree-BWEER Rare

Usage Note

Redistribuir is conjugated like construir — it inserts a y before endings that do not begin with i: redistribuye, redistribuyen. It is the standard economic and political term for redistributing wealth or resources (redistribuir la riqueza — to redistribute wealth). The noun is redistribución.

Examples

"El gobierno quiere redistribuir los recursos."

Natural Translation

The government wants to redistribute resources.

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