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"Invernar" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to winter", and "hibernar" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to hibernate". Learn more about the difference between "invernar" and "hibernar" below.
invernar(
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nahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to winter
Los gansos de Canadá invernan en los Estados Unidos.Canada geese winter in the United States.
b. to spend the winter
Las ardillas juntan comida y la almacenan en su manida para invernar.Squirrels collect food and bring it to their den to spend the winter.
2. (stockbreeding) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. to pasture and fatten in winter
Era junio y las reses en el campo ya invernaban.It was June and the cattle in the ranch already pastured and fattened in winter.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (stockbreeding) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. to pasture and fatten in winter
No había forraje suficiente para invernar a las vacas.There wasn't enough feed to pasture and fatten the cows in the winter.
hibernar(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (general)
a. to hibernate
Los osos machos hibernan por menos tiempo que las hembras.Male bears hibernate for a shorter length of time than females.
