alumbrar

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alumbrar
transitive verb
1to light up (iluminar)
2to give birth to (dar a luz)
intransitive verb
3to give light (iluminar)

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alumbrar [ah loom brar’]
article & verb transitive
1To light, to supply with light.
2To restore sight to the blind. (Obsolete)
3To enlighten, to instruct, to adorn with knowledge.
4Among dyers, to dip cloth into alum-water.
5To dig about the roots of vines.
6To bring forth.
  • Dios alumbre a Vd -> con bien, or Dios dé a Vd
verb reflexive
7To be intoxicated, to get drunk.
feliz parto, God grant you a safe delivery.

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alumbrar
verbo:transitivo
1 (iluminar) [+cuarto, calle, ciudad] to light; [+estadio, edificio, monumento] to light up
una sola bombilla alumbraba el cuarto the room was lit by a single bulb; la felicidad alumbró su rostro his face lit up with happiness; el sol alumbra la tierra the sun illuminates the earth
2 (enfocar) (con linterna, foco)
ve delante y alumbra el camino you go ahead and light the way
alúmbrame con la linterna para bajar al pozo
alumbra aquí shine the light here
3 (formal) [+asunto] to shed light on
4 (formal) (instruir) to enlighten
5 [+agua] to find
6 (Religión) [+ciego] to give sight to
verbo:intransitivo
1 (dar luz) to give light; shed light
esta bombilla alumbra bien this bulb gives a good light
el sol alumbra y da calor
2 (formal) (dar a luz) to give birth
verbo:pronominal
alumbrarse (anticuado) (emborracharse) to get lit up; (familiar)

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Verb Conjugation for "alumbrar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo alumbro alumbré alumbraba alumbraré alumbre
Tú alumbras alumbraste alumbrabas alumbrarás alumbres
Ella/Él/Usted alumbra alumbró alumbraba alumbrará alumbre
Nosotros alumbramos alumbramos alumbrábamos alumbraremos alumbremos
Vosotros alumbráis alumbrasteis alumbrabais alumbraréis alumbréis
Ellos/Ustedes alumbran alumbraron alumbraban alumbrarán alumbren
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