empollar

empollar
transitive verb
1to incubate (huevo)
2to bone up on (informal) (estudiar) (peninsular Spanish), to swot up (on) (British)
intransitive verb
3to swot (informal) (peninsular Spanish)
empollarse
pronomial verb
1to swot up (on) (informal) (peninsular Spanish)

empollar [em-pol-lyar’]
article & verb transitive
1To brood, to hatch.
2
verb
3AMPOLLAR.

empollar
verbo:transitivo
1 (Zoología) to incubate; sit on
2 (familiar) [+asignatura] to swot up; (familiar)
verbo:intransitivo
1 [+gallina] to sit; brood
2 [+abejas] to breed
3 (familiar) [+estudiante] to swot; (familiar) grind away; (EEUU) cram

Verb Conjugation for "empollar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo empollo empollé empollaba empollaré empolle
empollas empollaste empollabas empollarás empolles
Ella/Él/Usted empolla empolló empollaba empollará empolle
Nosotros empollamos empollamos empollábamos empollaremos empollemos
Vosotros empolláis empollasteis empollabais empollaréis empolléis
Ellos/Ustedes empollan empollaron empollaban empollarán empollen

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