clarear

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clarear
transitive verb
1to light up
verb impersonal
2(amanecer)
  • empezaba a clarear -> dawn was breaking
3to clear up, to brighten up (despejarse)
  • saldremos cuando claree -> we'll go out when it clears up
clarearse
pronomial verb
1to be see-through (transparentarse)

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clarear [clah-ray-ar’]
verb neuter
1To dawn, to grow light. (n)
  • va -> 1. To brighten; to light up. 2. (fig.) To clarify, to make clear. 3. (Mex.) To go right through, to penetrate (atravesar).
verb reflexive
2To be transparent, translucent.
3To be cleared up by conjectures or surmises. (Metaphorical)

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clarear
verbo:intransitivo
1 (Meteorología) (despejarse) to clear up
2 (al amanecer) [+día] to dawn; break
hasta que claree el día el alba clareó en el silencio blanco volvía a casa al clarear el día
 [+cielo] to grow light
ya empieza a clarear it's starting to get light now
3 (escasear)
con la altura el monte ya clarea as you go up the vegetation becomes more sparse; ya le empieza a clarear el pelo he's beginning to lose his hair
el monte clarea a intervalos
4 (transparentarse) [+tela] to be transparent
ya empiezan a clarearle las sienes he's beginning to go grey at the temples
verbo:transitivo
(iluminar) to light up
Los faros de un automóvil clarearon inesperadamente el tronco
 (aclarar) to make lighter
su ceñida indumentaria negra clareaba por contraste las partes visibles de su piel clarear a algn
verbo:pronominal
clarearse
1 [+tela] to be transparent
2 (familiar) (delatarse) to give the game away

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Verb Conjugation for "clarear"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo clareo clareé clareaba clarearé claree
Tú clareas clareaste clareabas clarearás clarees
Ella/Él/Usted clarea clareó clareaba clareará claree
Nosotros clareamos clareamos clareábamos clarearemos clareemos
Vosotros clareáis clareasteis clareabais clarearéis clareéis
Ellos/Ustedes clarean clarearon clareaban clarearán clareen
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