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1 velar
adj.velar (anatomy & linguistics).La región velar es muy sensible The velar region is very sensitive.v.1 to watch over, to watch.María vela al chico Mary watches over the boy.2 to stay awake, to stay up, to be up late, to keep vigil.María velaba todas las noches Mary stood awake every night.3 to see to it.Mi padre veló siempre My father saw to it always.* * *► adjetivo1 LINGÚÍSTICA velar1 LINGÚÍSTICA velar1 (cubrir con velo) to veil3 (fotografía) to fog, expose4 (pintura) to glaze1 (fotografía) to become fogged, get exposed————————1 (no dormir) to stay awake; (no acostarse) to stay up3 (hacer guardia) to keep watch4 RELIGIÓN to keep vigil* * *verb* * *I1. VT1) [+ enfermo] to sit up with; [+ muerto] to keep vigil over2) (Mil) to watch, keep watch over3) (LAm) (=codiciar) to look covetously at2. VI1) † (=permanecer despierto) to stay awake, go without sleep2)velar por algo/algn — (=cuidar) to look after sth/sb
tendremos que velar por que esto no se repita — we'll have to see to it o ensure that this doesn't happen again
3) (Rel) to keep vigil4) [arrecife] to appearII1. VT1) (Fot) to fog2) liter (=cubrir con un velo) to veil3) liter (=ocultar) to conceal2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < difunto> to hold a wake overb) < enfermo> to watch over2.velar vi1) ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake2) ( cuidar)velar por algo/alguien — to watch over something/somebody
3.un organismo que vela por los derechos de... — an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of...
* * *= velar.Ex. Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.----* velar de que = see to it that.* velar por = look after, keep + a vigil on, see to.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < difunto> to hold a wake overb) < enfermo> to watch over2.velar vi1) ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake2) ( cuidar)velar por algo/alguien — to watch over something/somebody
3.un organismo que vela por los derechos de... — an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of...
* * *= velar.Ex: Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.
* velar de que = see to it that.* velar por = look after, keep + a vigil on, see to.* * *velarvtA1 ‹difunto› to keep (a) vigil over, hold a wake overlo van a velar en su casa they're going to hold the wake at his homelo velaron en el Congreso his body lay in state in the Congress building2 ‹enfermo›pasó la noche velando a su padre he spent the night at his father's bedside o watching over his fatherla veló todo el tiempo que estuvo enferma he watched over her o he never left her bedside throughout the whole of her illnessB ‹película› to fog, exposeC ‹crítica› to mask, veil■ velarviA (permanecer despierto) to stay up o awakeB (cuidar) velar POR algo/algn:hemos de velar por que se respeten estas normas we must ensure that o see to it that these regulations are observedvelamos por su bienestar we look after their welfareun organismo que vela por los derechos de los niños an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of childrendesde que murió su padre él vela por toda la familia since their father died he has looked after o watched over the interests of the whole family■ velarse«película» to get fogged o exposed* * *
velar ( conjugate velar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ‹ película› to fog, expose
verbo intransitivo
1 ( permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake
2 ( cuidar) velar por algo/algn to watch over sth/sb
velarse verbo pronominal [ película] to get fogged o exposed
velar 1
I verbo intransitivo
1 (cuidar, vigilar) to watch [por, over]
velar por los intereses de alguien, to watch over sb's interests
2 (permanecer despierto) to stay awake
II vtr (a un enfermo) to keep watch
(a un muerto) to hold a wake for
velar 2 Fot verbo transitivo to blur
' velar' also found in these entries:
English:
veil
- vigil
- watch
* * *velar1 adjAnat & Ling velar♦ vi1. [cuidar]velan por la salud de los ciudadanos they keep a watch on o look after the health of the nation's citizens;velan por la seguridad del Estado they are responsible for national security;veló por que se cumpliera el acuerdo he saw to it o ensured that the agreement was kept2. [no dormir] to stay awake♦ vt1. [de noche] [muerto] to keep a vigil over;[enfermo] to sit up with;pasó la noche velando a su hijo enfermo she sat up all night watching over her sick child;velar las armas to carry out the vigil of arms2. [ocultar] to mask, to veil3. [carrete] to damage by exposure to light, to fog* * *I v/i:velar por algo look after sthII v/t2 FOT fog* * *velar vt1) : to hold a wake over2) : to watch over, to sit up with3) : to blur, to expose (a photo)4) : to veil, to concealvelar vi1) : to stay awake2)velar por : to watch over, to look after* * *
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