acuñar

to mint

acuñar(ah-koo-nyahr)

transitive verb

1. (to make out of metal)

a. to mint (coin)

Tras ganar su independencia, la pequeña nación caribeña comenzó a acuñar sus propias monedas.

After gaining its independence, the small Caribbean nation started minting its own coins.

Los romanos acuñaban sus monedas en el templo de Juno Moneta, la diosa del matrimonio y las mujeres.

The Romans minted their coins in the temple of Juno Moneta, the goddess of marriage and women.

2. (to invent)

a. to coin (word, expression, term)

El dictador acuñó un eslogan que sus seguidores siguen repitiendo hoy en día.

The dictator coined a slogan that his followers are still repeating today.

3. (to use a wedge)

a. to wedge

Acuñé la puerta con una piedra.

I wedged the door with a stone.

b. to wedge open

La estatua nos sirvió para acuñar la puerta mientras entrábamos las compras.

We used the statue to wedge the door open while we were bringing in the shopping.

c. to wedge shut

Si la puerta sigue abriéndose sola, tendrás que acuñarla.

If the door keeps coming open, you'll need to wedge it shut.

acuñarse

pronominal verb

4. (to bang oneself)

(Central America)

a. to hit oneself

Me acuñé un golpe en la pierna al patear la pelota contra la pared.

I hit myself on the leg when I was kicking the ball against the wall.

acuñar

transitive verb

1. (moneda)

a. to mint

2. (palabra)

a. to coin

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acuñar

transitive verb

1 [+moneda] to mint; [+medalla] to strike; [+frase] to coin; [+rueda] to wedge

2 (Caribe) (llevar a cabo) to finish successfully

pronominal verb

acuñarse (Centroamérica) to hit o.s.; sustain a blow