bañar

to bathe

bañar(bah-nyahr)

transitive verb

1. (to wash)

a. to bathe

(United States)

La enfermera bañó al paciente.

The nurse bathed the patient.

b. to bath (United Kingdom)

Baña a los niños antes de que se acuesten.

Bath the kids before they go to bed.

c. to give a bath

¿Con qué frecuencia hay que bañar al gato?

How often should you give the cat a bath?

2. (to coat)

a. to cover

El chef bañó la pasta con una deliciosa salsa marinara.

The chef covered the pasta with a delicious marinara sauce.

b. to plate (jewelry)

La joyera bañó la pulsera en oro.

The jeweler plated the necklace in gold.

c. to bathe (light)

Las ventanas gigantes del piso sirven para bañar los cuartos de luz natural.

The giant windows of this apartment help to bathe the rooms in natural light.

3. (geography)

a. to flow through

El río Potomac baña Washington, D.C.

The Potomac River flows through Washington, D.C.

b. to wash

(literary)

El Pacífico baña toda la costa peruana.

The Pacific washes the entire Peruvian coast.

bañarse

reflexive verb

4. (to wash oneself in a bath)

a. to take a bath

Después de un día tan largo, solo quiero bañarme y relajarme.

After such a long day, I just want to take a bath and relax.

b. to have a bath

Deberías bañarte antes de acostarte.

You should have a bath before going to bed.

c. to bathe

(United States)

La semana que fuimos de acampada no me bañé ni una vez.

The week we went camping I didn't even bathe once.

5. (to wash oneself in a shower)

(Latin America)

a. to take a shower

Todavía falta bañarme antes de irme en la cita.

I still need to take a shower before going on my date.

b. to have a shower

Después de correr el maratón, me muero por bañarme.

After running the marathon, I'm dying to have a shower.

c. to shower

Huele como si no se hubiera bañado en siglos.

He smells like he hasn't showered in ages.

6. (to swim)

a. to go for a swim

¡Hace tanto calor! ¿Nos bañamos en el lago?

It's so hot! Shall we go for a swim in the lake?

bañar

transitive verb

1. (asear)

a. to bath

2. (medicine)

a. to bathe

3. (remojar)

a. to soak

4. (revestir)

a. to coat

5. (sujeto: río)

a. to flow through

el Índico baña las costas del paísthe Indian Ocean laps the coast of the country

6. (sujeto: sol, luz)

a. to bathe

pronominal verb

7. (en el baño)

a. to have o take a bath

8. (en playa, piscina)

a. to go for a swim

prohibido bañarseno bathing

9. (ducharse)

(Latin America)

a. to have a shower

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bañar

transitive verb

1

bañar a algn to bath sb; bathe sb; (EEUU) give sb a bath; bañé al bebé esta mañana I bathed the baby this morning; I gave the baby a bath this morning

hay que bañar entre dos a cada anciano bañan al perro una vez a la semana

2 (Culin)

una galleta bañada en coñac a biscuit dipped o soaked in brandy; he bañado el pastel de o con chocolate I've covered the cake with chocolate icing; I've iced the cake with chocolate

bañar los bizcochos en leche

3 (dar una capa de) to plate

esta pulsera está bañada en oro this bracelet is gold-plated

4 (cubrir)

bañado en sangre/sudor [+persona] bathed o drenched in blood/sweat; [+ropa] drenched in blood/sweat; tenía la cara bañada en lágrimas her face was bathed in o wet with tears

5 [+mar, lago] to wash (literario)

el Mediterráneo baña las costas catalanas the Catalan coast is washed by the Mediterranean; la capital está bañada por el Guadalquivir the Guadalquivir runs through the capital

6 [+luz, sol] to flood; bathe

el sol bañaba de luz su cuarto the sun flooded his room with light; the sun bathed his room in light

pronominal verb

bañarse

1 (en bañera) to have a bath; take a bath; (en mar, piscina) to swim

siempre me baño por la mañana I always have o take a bath in the morning; en verano vamos a bañarnos al río in the summer we go swimming in the river

prohibido bañarse no bathing

2

¡anda a bañarte! (S. Cone) get lost! (familiar); go to hell! (muy_familiar)