La Palabra Del Día "impregnar"
impregnar ( eem-prehg-NAHR )
(verb) to soak; to pervade
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1: Para desmaquillarte los ojos, impregna un trocito de algodón con loción desmaquilladora.
To remove your eye makeup, soak a piece of cotton with makeup remover.
2: El olor a café impregnaba el aire de la finca.
The smell of coffee pervaded the air on the farm.
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Victorian ladies used to saturate a handkerchief with perfume to cover up the awful smells.
Las damas victorianas solían impregnar un pañuelo con perfume para encubrir los horribles olores
Si te cortas y consigues sangre en tu ropa, quita rápidamente la prenda y impregnala en agua fria.
If you cut yourself and get blood on your clothes, quickly take off the garment and soak it in cold water.
El olor que impregnó el cuarto hizo que se diera cuenta de que era hora de cambiar el pañal del bebé.
The odor that impregnated the room caused him to realize that it was time to change the baby's diaper.
Cuando estaba embarazada, le gustaba impregnar en la bañera.
When she was pregnant she liked to soak in the bathtub.
Your perfume pervades the air, it's a mix of sweet fruits and sandalwood. Tu perfume impregna el aire, es una mezcla de frutas dulces y sándalo
La maldad ha impregnado nuestro colegio electoral.
Nastiness has pervaded our electoral college.
Él impregnó el esguince del tobillo con epsomita.
He soaked his sprained ankle in Epsom salts.
Después de un día duro es bueno impregnar los pies en agua cálido.
After a hard day it is good to soak your feet in warm water.
¿Es importante que todos los frijoles secos impregnar en agua antes de cocinar?
Is it important that all dry beans soak in water before cooking?
Soak: Soaking beans before cooking helps to remove some of those indigestible sugars that cause flatulence.
The office is impregnated with cigarette odors. La oficina está impregnada con olores de cigarrillos.
En Inglaterra es muy útil de tener gabardinas impregnadas , porque en el lluvia frecuente no eres tanto expuesto a la humedad.
In England it is very useful to have impregnated raincoats, because in the frequent rain you are not so much exposed to the humidity.
Puede impregnar tus ropas en el agua con el acondicionador de cabello si ellas han encogido.
You can soak your clothes in water with hair conditioner if they have shrunk.
