coronar

to crown

coronar(koh-roh-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to invest as monarch)

a. to crown

La Reina Isabel II fue coronada soberana del Reino Unido en 1953.

Queen Elizabeth II was crowned sovereign of the United Kingdom in 1953.

2. (to appoint with a crown)

a. to crown

La reina de belleza coronó a su sucesora anoche.

The beauty queen crowned her successor last night.

3. (to complete)

a. to crown

Su nombramiento como directora ejecutiva coronó la exitosa carrera de Helen.

Her appointment as CEO crowned Helen's successful career.

4. (to top)

a. to crown

La estatua de un ángel corona la torre más alta del templo.

A statue of an angel crowns the highest tower of the temple.

5. (to conquer the top of)

a. to reach the summit of

Después de tres días de arduo ascenso, el alpinista coronó la montaña.

After three days of arduous ascent, the climber reached the summit of the mountain.

6. (games)

a. to queen

Una estrategia para ganar en las damas es coronar el mayor número de fichas posible.

A strategy for winning at checkers is to queen as many pieces as possible.

b. to crown

Con la próxima jugada, consigo coronar otra ficha. ¡Ya verás!

I'll be able to crown another piece with my next move. You'll see!

coronarse

pronominal verb

7.

(figurative)

(to be awarded)

a. to be crowned

No tengo dudas de que nuestro equipo va a coronarse campeón este año.

I have no doubt that our team will be crowned champion this year.

8. (medicine)

a. to crown (baby)

Cuando llevaron a Alma a la sala de partos, ya el bebé había comenzado a coronarse.

When they took Alma to the delivery room, the baby had already started crowning.

coronar

transitive verb

1. (persona)

a. to crown

2. (terminar)

a. to complete

3. (culminar)

a. to crown, to cap

4. (cima)

a. to reach

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coronar

transitive verb

1 [+persona] to crown

coronar a algn rey to crown sb king

2

coronar la cima to reach the summit

3 (completar) to crown; culminate; end

coronó su trayectoria deportiva con una gran victoria en Wimbledon he crowned o culminated o ended his sporting career with a great win at Wimbledon

esta es su obra cumbre que corona toda su producción anterior

coronar algo con éxito to crown sth with success; para coronarlo to crown it all

4 (Ajedrez) (Damas) to queen

5 (And) (Caribe) (S. Cone) (poner los cuernos a) to cuckold; make a cuckold of