Meanings (ES + gloss)
componer
To make something by merging parts.
December 22 1678, Thomas Sprat, A Sermon Preached before the King at White-Hall Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of all pious affection.
The editor composed a historical journal from many individual letters.
conformar • constituir
To make up the whole; to constitute.
A church is composed of its members.
A few useful things […] compose their intellectual possessions.
componerse de • constar de
To comprise.
componer
To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
Nine numbered symphonies, including the Fifth, were composed by Beethoven.
The orator composed his speech over the week prior.
calmarse • serenarse
To calm; to free from agitation.
The defendant couldn't compose herself and was found in contempt.
Try to compose your thoughts.
componer
To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
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