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Hacer valer

To assert / To make something count / To stand up for

Word Combinations
Notes & Usage:

Means asserting your rights, worth, or position. Hacer valer sus derechos = to stand up for your rights. Hacerse valer = to make yourself respected.

See It in Context

Tienes que hacer valer tus derechos.

You have to stand up for your rights.

Hizo valer su experiencia en la negociación.

She made her experience count in the negotiation.

—¿Por qué no le escuchan? —Necesita aprender a hacerse valer.

—Why don't they listen to him? —He needs to learn to assert himself.

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