embarcar

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embarcar
transitive verb
1to board (personas); to load (mercancías)
2(involucrar)
  • embarcar a alguien en algo -> to involve somebody in something
intransitive verb
3to board
  • por favor embarquen por la puerta C -> please board the plane at gate C o proceed through gate C
embarcarse
pronomial verb
1to board (para viajar)
  • se embarcó en un mercante rumbo a Australia -> he boarded a merchant ship o he embarked on a merchant ship bound for Australia
2(aventurarse)
  • embarcarse en algo -> to get oneself involved in something

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embarcar [em-bar-car']
article & verb transitive
1To embark, to ship, to put on shipboard.
2To embark, to engage another in an affair or enterprise. (Metaphorical)
  • Embarcar a uno en una empresa -> to involve somebody in an enterprise
verb reflexive
3To embark, to go on shipboard.
4To embark, to engage in an affair. (Metaphorical)
  • Embarcarse en un asunto -> to get involved in a matter

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embarcar
verbo:transitivo
1 (en barco) [+personas] to embark; put on board; [+carga] to ship; stow
2 (implicar)
embarcar a algn en una empresa to launch sb on an enterprise
3 (Latinoamérica) (familiar)
embarcar a algn to set sb up; (familiar)
4 (Caribe) (engañar) to con; (familiar) trick
verbo:pronominal
embarcarse
1 (en barco) to embark; go on board
embarcar para to sail for
2 (enrolarse) [+marinero] to sign on
3 (implicarse)
embarcarse en un asunto to get involved in a matter
4 (Latinoamérica) (en vehículo) to get on; get in

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Verb Conjugation for "embarcar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo embarco embarqué embarcaba embarcaré embarque
Tú embarcas embarcaste embarcabas embarcarás embarques
Ella/Él/Usted embarca embarcó embarcaba embarcará embarque
Nosotros embarcamos embarcamos embarcábamos embarcaremos embarquemos
Vosotros embarcáis embarcasteis embarcabais embarcaréis embarquéis
Ellos/Ustedes embarcan embarcaron embarcaban embarcarán embarquen
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