bañar

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to bathe

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bañar
transitive verb
1to bath (asear); to bathe (medicine)
2to soak (remojar)
3to coat (revestir)
4to flow through (sujeto: río)
  • el Índico baña las costas del país -> the Indian Ocean laps the coast of the country
5to bathe (sujeto: sol, luz)
bañarse
pronomial verb
1to have o take a bath (en el baño)
2to go for a swim (en playa, piscina)
  • prohibido bañarse -> no bathing (en letrero)
3to have a shower (ducharse) (Am)

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bañar [ban-nyar’]
article & verb transitive
1To bathe, to wash in water.
2To water, to irrigate.
  • El río baña las murallas de la ciudad -> the river washes the walls of the town
3To candy biscuits, plums, etc., with sugar.
4To wash over a painting, with a second coat of transparent colors. (Art)
5To overlay with something shining or pellucid.
  • Loza bañada or vidriada -> glazed earthenware
  • Bañarse en agua de rosas -> to bathe in rose-water, to be highly pleased
6To extend or enlarge.

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bañar
verbo:transitivo
1
bañar a algn to bath sb; bathe sb; (EEUU) give sb a bath; bañé al bebé esta mañana I bathed the baby this morning; I gave the baby a bath this morning
hay que bañar entre dos a cada anciano bañan al perro una vez a la semana
2 (Culin)
una galleta bañada en coñac a biscuit dipped soaked in brandy;o he bañado el pastel de con chocolateo I've covered the cake with chocolate icing; I've iced the cake with chocolate
bañar los bizcochos en leche
3 (dar una capa de) to plate
esta pulsera está bañada en oro this bracelet is gold-plated
4 (cubrir)
bañado en sangre/sudor [+persona] bathed drenched in blood/sweat;o [+ropa] drenched in blood/sweat; tenía la cara bañada en lágrimas her face was bathed in wet with tears;o
5 [+mar, lago] to wash; (literario)
el Mediterráneo baña las costas catalanas the Catalan coast is washed by the Mediterranean; la capital está bañada por el Guadalquivir the Guadalquivir runs through the capital
6 [+luz, sol] to flood; bathe
el sol bañaba de luz su cuarto the sun flooded his room with light; the sun bathed his room in light
verbo:pronominal
bañarse
1 (en bañera) to have a bath; take a bath; (en mar, piscina) to swim
siempre me baño por la mañana I always have take a bath in the morning;o en verano vamos a bañarnos al río in the summer we go swimming in the river
prohibido bañarse no bathing
2
¡anda a bañarte! (S. Cone) (familiar) get lost!; (familiar) go to hell!; (muy_familiar)

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Verb Conjugation for "bañar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo baño bañé bañaba bañaré bañe
Tú bañas bañaste bañabas bañarás bañes
Ella/Él/Usted baña bañó bañaba bañará bañe
Nosotros bañamos bañamos bañábamos bañaremos bañemos
Vosotros bañáis bañasteis bañabais bañaréis bañéis
Ellos/Ustedes bañan bañaron bañaban bañarán bañen
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