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Friday November 7, 2008

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velar, verb:
to look after

Velar comes from the Latin vigilāre, and the idea it expresses is of being vigilant about something, of looking after someone or something.

Velaba por la salud de sus hijos.
She looked after her children’s health.

Nadie vela por sus intereses.
Nobody looks after her interests.

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