fondear

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fondear

intransitive verb

1to anchor

transitive verb

2to sound (sondear); to search (registrar) (barco)

fondear [fon-day-ar’]

article & verb transitive

1To sound, to explore the depth of water (profundidad).

2To bring up from the bottom of water.

3To search a ship for prohibited goods (registrar). (Nautical)

4To examine closely.

verb neuter

5To cast anchor. (Nautical) (n)

fondear

verbo:transitivo

1 [+barco] (anclar) to anchor; (registrar) to search

2 [+profundidad] to sound

3 (examinar) to examine

4 (Centroamérica) (financiar) to provide with money

5 (Chile) (ocultar) to hide; (ahogar) to drown

6 (Caribe) (violar) to rape

verbo:intransitivo

[+barco] to anchor; drop anchor

verbo:pronominal

fondearse

1 (Latinoamérica) (familiar) (enriquecerse) to get rich; (ahorrar) to save for the future

2 (Latinoamérica) (familiar) (emborracharse) to get drunk

3 (Chile) (familiar) (ocultarse)

fondéate, que vienen los pacos take cover, the police are coming; anda fondeado de la policía he's on the run from the police

Verb Conjugation for "fondear"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	fondeo	fondeé	fondeaba	fondearé	fondee
Tú	fondeas	fondeaste	fondeabas	fondearás	fondees
Ella/Él/Usted	fondea	fondeó	fondeaba	fondeará	fondee
Nosotros	fondeamos	fondeamos	fondeábamos	fondearemos	fondeemos
Vosotros	fondeáis	fondeasteis	fondeabais	fondearéis	fondeéis
Ellos/Ustedes	fondean	fondearon	fondeaban	fondearán	fondeen

Gerund: fondeando / Participle: fondeado / Complete fondear conjugation >

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw