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"Bury" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "enterrar", and "inter" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "enterrar". Learn more about the difference between "bury" and "inter" below.
bury(
beh
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ri
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. clavar
After digging the hole, I buried the shovel in the earth.Después de cavar el hoyo, clavé la pala en la tierra.
b. enterrar
The assassin buried the dagger in the sultan's chest and escaped.El asesino le enterró el puñal al sultán en el pecho y escapó.
c. hundir
The lumberjack buried his axe into the trunk of the tree.El leñador hundió su hacha en el tronco del árbol.
3. (to conceal)
a. enfrascarse
Hank buried himself in his work and didn't have time for his family.Hank se enfrascó en su trabajo y no tenía tiempo para su familia.
b. perderse
The yogi sat on his mat and buried himself in meditation for more than an hour.El yogui se sentó sobre su colchoneta y se perdió en la meditación por más de una hora.
inter(
ihn
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tuhr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (formal) (general)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. enterrar
The members of the tribe interred all of their dead near the sites of their ancestral villagesLos miembros de la tribu enterraban a todos sus muertos cerca de sus aldeas ancestrales.
b. sepultar (formal)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
We held a funeral ceremony the day my father died so we could inter the body the next day.Hicimos una ceremonia fúnebre el día que murió mi padre para poder sepultar sus restos el día siguiente
