embotellar
embotellar
embotellar(
ehm
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boh
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teh
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yahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to put in a bottle)
a. to bottle
Embotellamos el vino y lo enviamos a la bodega.We bottled the wine and sent it to the cellar.
2. (to hold up)
a. to block
Una manifestación está embotellando el tráfico en el centro de la ciudad.A demonstration is blocking the traffic downtown.
3. (to obstruct ships)
a. to bottle up
Los rebeles hundieron barcos en el río para embotellar a las fragatas enemigas y dispararles con cañones desde la costa.The rebels sank ships in the river to bottle up the enemy frigates and shoot them with cannons from the shore.
embotellarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
4. (to memorize) (Dominican Republic) (Puerto Rico)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
a. to learn by heart
El político se había embotellado el discurso antes de subir al escenario.The politician had learned the speech by heart before going on stage.
5. (to be stuck in traffic) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. to get caught in a traffic jam
Nos embotellamos y llegamos a la reunión con una hora de retraso.We got caught in a traffic jam and arrived to the meeting an hour late.
embotellartransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (tráfico)
a. to block
2. (líquido)
a. to bottle
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