mimetizándome

Question

Hola Amigos,

Please provide a definition (en español &/o inglés) for «mimetizándome».

I searched «mimetizándome», «mimetizándo», «mimetizánar», «metizándome», «metizándo», «metizánar»... and I think I'm about to lose my mind.

Speaking of which, does it have something to do with a deteriorating mental state?

«Poco a poco me contamino de los personajes, de la historia, y acabo mimetizándome. Camuflo mi propia vida para escribir mejor, y así conseguir contar una historia bien contada».

Thanks so much !

Answer 1

Mimetizar.

1 tr. imitar (? hacer algo según el estilo de otro).

1. prnl. Adoptar la apariencia de los seres u objetos del entorno.

Mimic

vt (=imitar) to imitate b mimetizarse vpr
1 (Zool) to change colour, change color (EEUU)
2 (Mil) to camouflage o.s.

thank you! this word is no forever burned into my brain as a near equivalent of the English verb "mimic" - GadaMadru, Jun 17, 2016

Answer 2

You will have a lot of difficulty finding the conjugated forms of verbs in any dictionary or website. The trick is to be able to identify the infinitive form of the verb from any of the forms that you find. If you see any present tense ending that starts with "a" or the present participle "ando" or past participle "ado," the verb is probably an "ar" verb.

If the verb has "e" endings or the present participle is "iendo" or "yendo", and the past particlple "ido" you are looking at a verb whose infinitive ends in "er" or "ir"

There are some verbs with irregular past participles, but not many (12-15 I can think of) so the rule will work most of the time.

With your verb the clue was "ando" with the reflexive pronoun "me" attached. So you have an "ar" verb. "Mimetizar."

Very good point! - 005faa61, Jun 14, 2016

I don't look for the conjugated forms of verbs in dictionaries or websites. I enter phrases into a search engine (like google) and read the contexts it's used in. Literally more than 99% of the time this works well, as I've plugged in >100 phrases before - GadaMadru, Jun 17, 2016

getting stumped with «Poco a poco me contamino de los personajes, de la historia, y acabo mimetizándome. Camuflo mi propia vida para escribir mejor, y así conseguir contar una historia bien contada». Thanks for the tip re: ando, ado, iendo, yendo, & ido - GadaMadru, Jun 17, 2016