verb intransitiu també figuradament botànica to strike \ take root , root verb intransitiu també figuradament botànica to strike \ take root , root costum, etc to take root , establish itself , become deeply rooted , take a hold persona to settle , establish oneself se li va arrelar el vici de fumar the habit of smoking grew on him
verb transitiu to pile up , heap up , bank up with a swirling movement verb pronominal gent to crowd around , mill around , swirl aigua to swirl , eddy ballarins, pols, etc to swirl , whirl