realizar
to carry out
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To make something real by carrying it out or bringing it into being
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-izar
to make
(verb suffix)
Realizar means to carry out — think of it as "to make real." When you carry something out, you're taking it from an idea and making it real.
realizar
to carry out, to perform, to do
To make something real by executing it — taking a plan, task, or action and bringing it into being.
El equipo realizó una serie de experimentosThe team carried out a series of experiments
Realizó sus funciones con gran dedicaciónShe performed her duties with great dedication
to direct, to produce (cinema / TV)
A director makes a film real — turning a script into something you can watch.
Realizó su primera película a los veinticinco añosHe directed his first film at twenty-five
realizarse
to come true, to be fulfilled
When a dream or plan makes itself real, it comes true.
Por fin se realizó su sueño de viajar al mundoHer dream of traveling the world finally came true
to find fulfillment, to feel fulfilled (personal)
To make yourself real — to reach your potential and feel fulfilled as a person.
Se realiza plenamente como artistaHe finds fulfillment as an artist