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fichar

/fiˈt͡ʃaɾ/ verb B2
  1. to clock in (US), clock on (UK), to punch in (US); (leaving) to clock out (US), clock off (UK), to punch out (US) (to enter or leave a workplace by punching a time card) · Todos los trabajadores tienen que fichar a la entrada y a la salida. All workers have to clock in and out.
  2. to record, file, index (make a record of information)
  3. to book, to put on file (arrested)
  4. to have your eye on, to put in the crosshairs (colloquial)
  5. to sign, to sign up · Manchester United fichó al defensor Harry Maguire por 97 millones de dólares. Manchester United signed the defender Harry Maguire for 97 million dollars.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
fichar
Gerund
fichando
Past participle
fichado
Present (yo)
ficho
Preterite (yo)
fiché

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Tomó una ficha, escribió con letra clara el título, el autor y la fecha, y en el espacio destinado al número de páginas dibujó un signo de interrogación.
La biblioteca del fin del mundo, p. 1 · C2

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