aground
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (nautical)
a. varado
The boat's aground and will be until the tide comes back in.El barco está varado y va a seguir así hasta que suba la marea.
b. encallado
What's happened? Why aren't moving? - We're aground!¿Qué pasó? ¿Por qué no avanzamos? - ¡Estamos encallados!
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
The boat ran aground on a shoal.El barco se varó en un bajío.
We ran aground a mile off shore.Encallamos a una milla de la costa.
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