bury

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bury
[ˈberɪ]
verbo transitivo
1enterrar (body, treasure); sepultar (of avalanche, mudslide)
  • she buried the knife in his back -> le clavó el cuchillo en la espalda
  • to bury oneself in the country (sentido figurado) -> retirarse al campo
  • to bury one's face in one's hands -> esconder la cara en las manos
  • to bury the hatchet (sentido figurado) -> enterrar el hacha de guerra (end quarrel)

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bury [be-ri]
1Enterrar, sepultar, dar sepultura a los cuerpos de los difuntos.
  • To bury somebody at sea -> dar sepultura a alguien en el mar
2Sepultar, esconder, ocultar.
  • The village was buried by the avalanche -> el pueblo fue sepultado por la avalancha
  • To bury the hatchet -> poner a un lado las armas de la guerra, y hacer la paz
  • She buried the knife in his chest -> le enterró, hundió o clavó el cuchillo en el pecho (plunge, thrust)
  • He buried his head in his hands -> ocultó la cabeza entre las manos
  • To bury oneself in something -> enfrascarse en algo (immerse oneself in one’s work/books, etc.)
va. Débese esta frase a una costumbre de los indios norteamericanos.

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bury [ˈberɪ]
verb:transitive
1 [+body, treasure] enterrar; [+memory, matter] echar tierra sobre
buried by an avalanche sepultado por una avalancha; he wanted to be buried at sea quería que su cadáver fuera arrojado al mar; to be buried alive ser enterrado vivo
One survivor had been buried alive under all the rubble for 5 days
to bury the hatchet
bury the tomahawk (US)
enterrar el hacha de guerra
2 (conceal)
he buried his face in his hands escondió la cara entre las manos; it's buried away in the library está en algún rincón de la biblioteca; to bury o.s. in the country perderse en la campiña; the bullet buried itself in a tree la bala se empotró en un árbol
3 (engross)
buried in thought ensimismado; absorto en sus pensamientos; she buried herself in her book se ensimismó en la lectura; se enfrascó en el libro
4 (plunge) [+claws, knife] clavar;in en
to bury a dagger in sb's heart clavar un puñal en el corazón de algn
5 (Dep) (informal) (defeat) aplastar; (informal)

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Verb Conjugation for "bury"

Imperative
  • bury
  • you bury
  • he/she buries
  • we bury
  • you bury
  • they bury
Preterite
  • I buried
  • you buried
  • he/she buried
  • we buried
  • you buried
  • they buried
Present Continuous
  • I am burying
  • you are burying
  • he/she is burying
  • we are burying
  • you are burying
  • they are burying
Present Perfect
  • I have buried
  • you have buried
  • he/she has buried
  • we have buried
  • you have buried
  • they have buried
Past Continuous
  • I was burying
  • you were burying
  • he/she was burying
  • we were burying
  • you were burying
  • they were burying
Past Perfect
  • I had buried
  • you had buried
  • he/she had buried
  • we had buried
  • you had buried
  • they had buried
Future
  • I will bury
  • you will bury
  • he/she will bury
  • we will bury
  • you will bury
  • they will bury
Future Perfect
  • I will have buried
  • you will have buried
  • he/she will have buried
  • we will have buried
  • you will have buried
  • they will have buried
Future Continuous
  • I will be burying
  • you will be burying
  • he/she will be burying
  • we will be burying
  • you will be burying
  • they will be burying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been burying
  • you have been burying
  • he/she has been burying
  • we have been burying
  • you have been burying
  • they have been burying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been burying
  • you will have been burying
  • he/she will have been burying
  • we will have been burying
  • you will have been burying
  • they will have been burying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been burying
  • you had been burying
  • he/she had been burying
  • we had been burying
  • you had been burying
  • they had been burying
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake