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1 empotrar
v.1 to fit, to build in.2 to embed, to build in, to inlay.* * *1 (armario etc) to fit, build in2 (de golpe etc) to embed1 (de golpe etc) to crash* * *1.VT [gen] to embed, fix; [+ armario] to build in2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <mueble/caja fuerte>2.empotrarse v pron* * *= build into, let into, build in.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.----* empotrarse = lodge, seize up.* * *1.verbo transitivo <mueble/caja fuerte>2.empotrarse v pron* * *= build into, let into, build in.Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.* empotrarse = lodge, seize up.* * *empotrar [A1 ]vt‹mueble/caja fuerte› empotrar algo EN algo to build sth INTO sthel coche se empotró en el muro the car crashed into the wall* * *
empotrar verbo transitivo
1 to build in, fit
2 fam (chocar) to crash: empotró el coche contra el árbol, he crashed into the tree
* * *♦ vt1. [armario, mueble] to build in, Br to fit;empotraron el armario en la pared they built the wardrobe into the wall2. [vehículo] to smash;empotró la moto en un árbol he smashed the motorbike into a tree* * *v/t build (en into);* * *empotrar vt: to build into, to embed -
2 empotrarse
1 (de golpe etc) to crash* * *VPR* * *(v.) = lodge, seize upEx. A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.Ex. Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *(v.) = lodge, seize upEx: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.* * *
empotrarse ( conjugate empotrarse) verbo pronominal:
* * *vpr[vehículo]* * *v/r crash ( contra into)
См. также в других словарях:
empotrar — ► verbo transitivo 1 Meter una cosa en una pared o en el suelo, asegurándola con obra de albañilería: ■ empotró un armario en cada habitación. 2 Poner las colmenas en un hoyo para partirlas. * * * empotrar 1 tr. *Embutir una ↘cosa en un muro u… … Enciclopedia Universal
