embarcarse

to go on board

embarcarse(ehm-bahr-kahr-seh)

pronominal verb

1. (to go aboard; often used with "en")

a. to go on board

La nave acaba de llegar. ¿Listos para embarcarse?

The ship just came in. Are you ready to go on board?

b. to embark (nautical)

Para prevenir el mareo, tome dos pastillas antes de embarcarse.

To prevent seasickness, take two tablets before you embark.

c. to board

Nos embarcamos en el vuelo a Madrid.

We boarded the flight to Madrid.

d. to go aboard

Los pasajeros se embarcaron tres horas después de la hora programada.

The passengers went aboard three hours after the scheduled time.

2. (to get involved; used with "en")

a. to embark on

Me embarqué en un negocio muy arriesgado.

I embarked on a very risky business.

embarcar

intransitive verb

3. (to go on board)

a. to board

De acuerdo a nuestro pasaje, debimos de haber embarcado hace quince minutos.

According to our ticket, we should have boarded fifteen minutes ago.

Tienen que esperar en la sala de embarque antes de poder embarcar.

You have to wait in the departure lounge before you can board.

b. to embark (nautical)

Embarcamos y la nave zarpó.

We embarked and the ship set sail.

transitive verb

4. (to put on board)

a. to embark (passengers on a boat)

Embarcaron a dos mil soldados en Southampton.

Two thousand soldiers were embarked at Southampton.

b. to board (passengers on a plane)

Tras embarcar a los pasajeros, hay que hacer varios anuncios.

After the passengers have been boarded, we need to make a number of announcements.

c. to load (object)

Se necesitaron muchas personas para embarcar la mercancía.

A lot of people were needed to load the goods.

d. to put on board (object)

Puede embarcar su auto en el ferry para visitar la isla.

You can put your car on board the ferry and visit the island.

5. (to involve)

a. to launch

Fue esta experiencia la que embarcó a Selena López en la carrera que hoy todavía mantiene.

It was this experience that launched Selena Lopez in the career she's still pursuing today.

b.

no direct translation

Fue el interés de mi madre por la historia lo que la embarcó en este proyecto.

It was my mother's interest in history that got her involved in this project.

La compañía lo embarcó en un proyecto en el extranjero.

The company got him involved in a project overseas.

6. (to fool)

(Guatemala)

(Puerto Rico)

a. to con

La pareja se dedicaba a embarcar a empresarios ricos.

The couple earned their living conning rich entrepreneurs.

b. to trick

Lo embarcaron en un negocio sucio.

He was tricked into some dirty business.

7. (to ditch)

(Cuba)

(Venezuela)

a. to stand up

Quedamos de vernos a las 6 pm pero me embarcó.

We had arranged to meet at 6 pm but she stood me up.

embarcar

transitive verb

1. (personas)

a. to board

2. (mercancías)

a. to load

3. (involucrar)

a.

embarcar a alguien en algoto involve somebody in something

intransitive verb

4. (general)

a. to board

por favor embarquen por la puerta Cplease board the plane at gate C o proceed through gate C

pronominal verb

5. (para viajar)

a. to board

se embarcó en un mercante rumbo a Australiahe boarded a merchant ship o he embarked on a merchant ship bound for Australia

6. (aventurarse)

a.

embarcarse en algoto get oneself involved in something

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embarcar

transitive verb

1 (en barco) [+personas] to embark; put on board; [+carga] to ship; stow

2 (implicar)

embarcar a algn en una empresa to launch sb on an enterprise

3 (Latinoamérica)

embarcar a algn to set sb up (familiar)

4 (Caribe) (engañar) to con (familiar); trick

pronominal verb

embarcarse

1 (en barco) to embark; go on board

embarcar para to sail for

2 (enrolarse) [+marinero] to sign on

3 (implicarse)

embarcarse en un asunto to get involved in a matter

4 (Latinoamérica) (en vehículo) to get on; get in