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Changes in health or mood, and physical changes in general.

more temp

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Ponerse + adj

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Changes in health or mood, and physical changes in general.

more perm

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Volverse + adj

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Change in a person (character, personality or attitude) or a situation; ‘become/turn’

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Volverse + adj

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To refer to permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative

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Quedarse + adj

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5
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Change in profession\situation\characteristic but focuses on the path

hacerse on the change itself

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Llegar a Ser + adj

combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en

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To turn out to be

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Resultar ser + adj

pasar a Ser, terminar siendo, convertirse en (OR convertir a)

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To do something to oneself; change in profession, ideology\religion, age, time, (sudden) finances

more intentional

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Hacerse + adj

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To do something to oneself; change in profession ideology\religion, age, time, (sudden) finances

less intentional

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Volverse + adj

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To convert (big change); “a MORE radical change” in personality or in profession

more radical

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Convertirse en + noun

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To convert (big change); “a LESS radical change” in personality or in profession

less radical

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Hacerse + adj

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He became very sick after drinking all the bottle.

health/phys - temp

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Se puso muy enfermo después de tomar toda la botella.

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I got/became ill.

health/phys - temp

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Me puse enfermo.

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You became/got very sad.

emo temp

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Te pusiste muy triste.

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She became/turned red upon seeing(/when she saw) Javier.

emo temp

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Ella se puso roja al ver a Javier.

health/phys temp — when she saw = upon seeing

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My dad has become(/gotten) very content/angry/nervous.

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Mi padre se ha puesto muy contento/bravo/nervioso

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Chris has become nervous. He needs a medication.

emo temp

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Chris se ha puesto nervioso. Necesita un medicamento|calmante.

17
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Chris has become more nervous in the last (few) years.

emo perm

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Chris se ha vuelto más nervioso en los últimos años.

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She became very vain at the fifteen years.

change in character/personality/attitude or a situation (not as perm)

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Ella se volvió muy vanidosa/presumida a los quince años.

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His attitude turned aggressive all of a sudden.

change in character/personality/attitude or a situation

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Su actitud se volvió agresiva de repente.

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Luis and Marta have become a boring couple.

change in character/personality/attitude or a situation

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Luis y Marta se han vuelto una pareja aburrida.

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Luis became deaf of small (when he was a boy).

permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative

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Luis se quedó sordo de pequeño.

22
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The poor man has become paralyzed.

permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative

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El pobre hombre se ha quedado paralítico.

23
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Jose became bald

permanent physical changes (or social?), usually a little negative

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José se quedó calvo.

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After years of training, I finally managed/achieved to become an athlete professional.

change in profession\situation\characteristic — focus on path

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Después de años de entrenamiento, finalmente logré llegar a ser un atleta profesional.

combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en

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Children that(/who) strive in the school can become people successful in the future.

change in profession\situation\characteristic — focus on path

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Los niños que se esfuerzan en la escuela pueden llegar a ser personas exitosas en el futuro.

combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en

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Sarah spent a lot of years in the school and more in the training to become a surgeon.

change in profession\situation\characteristic — focus on path

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Sarah pasó muchos años en la escuela y más en la formación para llegar a ser una cirujana.

combo of?: Volverse\Hacerse\Convertirse en

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Juan turned out to be the most smart of(/in) the class.

turn out to be

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Juan resultó a ser el más inteligente de la clase.

combo of?: convertirse en, pasar a ser, terminar siendo

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No one thought that he could turn out to be (become) a great leader, but he demonstrated it contrary.

turn out to be — demonstrated it contrary = proved otherwise

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Nadie pensaba que él podría resultar a ser un gran líder, pero demostró lo contrario.

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My brother became (a) lawyer.

change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances

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Mi hermano se hizo abogado.

30
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Miguel is going to become republican.

change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances

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Miguel se va a hacer republicano.

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She has become vegetarian after watching the documentary.

change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances

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Se ha hecho vegetariana después de ver el documental.

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Alicia became Catholic.

change self - profession,deology\religion,age,time,(sudden)finances

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Alicia se hizo católica.

33
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He became angry (mood)
He became angry (as a person)

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Se puso enojado
Se volvió enojado

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Megan has become Colombian. (unitentional - e.g. she behaves that way from living there)
Megan has become Colombian. (intentional - e.g. she obtained Colombian nationality)

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Megan se ha vuelto colombiana.
Megan se ha hecho colombiana.

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Lady Gaga became very famous in 2008. (big change)
Lady Gaga became a famous singer in 2008. (more radical)

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Lady Gaga se hizo muy famosa en 2008.
Lady Gaga se convirtió en una cantante famosa en 2008.

convertirse en MUST HAVE A NOUN

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After winning the lottery she became a very rich woman.

radical change

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Después de ganar la lotería se convirtió en una mujer muy rica.

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After of years working as (an) extra she became a actress very famous.

radical change

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Después de años trabajando como extra se convirtió en una actriz muy famosa.

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Grandpa has become a old-man very grumpy.

radical change

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Abuelo se ha convertido en un anciano muy gruñón.