untar

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untar
transitive verb
1to smear (piel, cara)(con o de with)
  • untar el paté en el pan -> to spread the pâté on the bread
2to grease the palm of, to bribe (informal) (sobornar)
untarse
pronomial verb
1(embadurnarse)
  • untarse la piel/cara (con o de) -> to smear one's skin/face (with)
2to line one's pockets (informal) (enriquecerse)

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untar [oon-tar’]
article & verb transitive
1To rub, to anoint, to grease, to oint.
2To suborn, to bribe.
  • Untar las manos -> to grease the hands, y
3To varnish a piece of painting.
  • Untar los dedos en tinta -> to smear one’s finger with ink
verb reflexive
4To be greased with unctuous matter.
5To embezzle.
e. To bribe.

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untar
verbo:transitivo
1 (cubrir) to smear; rub;con, de with; (Med) to anoint; rub;con, de with; (Mecánica) etc to grease; oil
untar su pan en la salsa to dip soak one's bread in the gravy;o untar el pan con mantequilla to spread butter on one's bread; untar los dedos de tinta to smear ink on one's fingers; smear one's fingers with ink
2 (familiar) (sobornar) to bribe; grease the palm of
verbo:pronominal
untarse
1 (ensuciarse)
untarse con deo to smear o.s. with
2 (familiar) (fraudulentamente) to have sticky fingers; (familiar)

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Verb Conjugation for "untar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo unto unté untaba untaré unte
Tú untas untaste untabas untarás untes
Ella/Él/Usted unta untó untaba untará unte
Nosotros untamos untamos untábamos untaremos untemos
Vosotros untáis untasteis untabais untaréis untéis
Ellos/Ustedes untan untaron untaban untarán unten
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