empollar
empollar(
ehm
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poh
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yahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to hatch)
a. to brood
El pato estaba en la sombra empollando sus huevos.The duck was in the shade brooding its eggs.
El águila macho está buscando comida mientras la hembra empolla los huevos.The male eagle is looking for food while the female is brooding the eggs.
2. (colloquial) (to study hard) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to cram (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Julia pretendía empollar todo el libro la noche antes de la prueba.Julia intended to cram the whole book the night before the test.
b. to swot up (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Empollé la guía de matemáticas una hora antes del examen.I swotted up the math guide an hour before the exam.
c. to swot up on (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No puedo salir. Tengo que empollar el tema de historia.I can't go out. I need to swot up on the history lesson.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to hatch)
a. to brood
¿Cuánto tiempo les lleva a estas aves empollar?How long does it take these birds to brood?
4. (colloquial) (to study hard) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to cram (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Pasé toda la noche empollando para el examen y al final reprobé.I spent all night cramming for the exam and in the end I failed.
b. to swot (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Felipe empolló toda la semana y sacó la mejor calificación.Felipe swotted the whole week and got the best grade.
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