alumbrarse

to get lit up

alumbrarse(ah-loom-brahr-seh)

pronominal verb

1.

(colloquial)

(to get drunk)

a. to get lit up

(colloquial)

Tiene resaca porque ayer se alumbró en la fiesta.

He has a hangover because yesterday he got lit up at the party.

alumbrar

transitive verb

2. (to give light to)

a. to light

¡Es hora de alumbrar el árbol de Navidad!

It's time to light the Christmas tree!

b. to light up

Por la noche, una multitud de focos alumbran el edificio presidencial.

Many spotlights light up the presidencial building at night.

c. to illuminate

Proyectan poner farolas para alumbrar el paseo.

They're planning to put up street lamps to illuminate the avenue.

3. (to clarify)

a. to shed light on

Su libro alumbra las complejidades de montar una empresa.

His book sheds light on the complexity that comes with starting your own business.

4.

(literary)

(to inspire)

a. to enlighten

Las prácticas espirituales alumbran el alma.

Spiritual practice enlightens the soul.

5. (to deliver)

a. to give birth to

Alumbró a su hijo mediante cesárea.

She gave birth to her son by Caesarean section.

6. (to invent)

a. to conceive of

En 1967, Julia Kristeva alumbró el concepto de intertextualidad.

Kristeva conceived of the concept of intertextuality in 1967.

7. (to discover)

a. to find (underground water)

En estos terrenos, existe la posibilidad de alumbrar aguas del subsuelo.

In these lands, it is possible to find water in the subsoil.

8. (to bewitch)

(Honduras)

(Venezuela)

a. to put under a spell

Esa mujer trató de alumbrar a Pedro.

That woman tried to put Pedro under a spell.

b. to cast a spell

¿De verdad crees que alguien podría alumbrarte?

Do you really believe someone could cast a spell on you?

intransitive verb

9. (to emit light)

a. to give off light

Esos focos apenas alumbran.

Those lightbulbs give off hardly any light at all.

10. (to deliver)

a. to give birth

Alumbró tras muchas horas de parto.

She gave birth after many hours of labor.

alumbrar

transitive verb

1. (iluminar)

a. to light up

2. (dar a luz)

a. to give birth to

intransitive verb

3. (iluminar)

a. to give light

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alumbrar

transitive verb

1 (iluminar) [+cuarto, calle, ciudad] to light; [+estadio, edificio, monumento] to light up

una sola bombilla alumbraba el cuarto the room was lit by a single bulb; la felicidad alumbró su rostro his face lit up with happiness; el sol alumbra la tierra the sun illuminates the earth

2 (enfocar) (con linterna, foco)

ve delante y alumbra el camino you go ahead and light the way

alúmbrame con la linterna para bajar al pozo

alumbra aquí shine the light here

3 [+asunto] to shed light on

4 (instruir) to enlighten

5 [+agua] to find

6 (Religión) [+ciego] to give sight to

intransitive verb

1 (dar luz) to give light; shed light

esta bombilla alumbra bien this bulb gives a good light

el sol alumbra y da calor

2 (dar a luz) to give birth

pronominal verb

alumbrarse (emborracharse) to get lit up (familiar)