engrasar

to grease

engrasar(ehng-grah-sahr)

transitive verb

1. (mechanics)

a. to grease

Si usas mucho la moto, hay que engrasar esos roblones periódicamente.

If you ride your motobike a lot, you have to grease those rivets from time to time.

b. to oil

¿Hace falta engrasar los frenos de la bici?

Do I need to oil the bike brakes?

c. to lubricate

Para mantener limpia un arma, hay que saber engrasarla.

To keep a gun clean, you need to know how lubricate it.

2. (culinary)

a. to grease

Engrasar y enharinar un molde antes de verter el preparado.

Grease and dust a baking tin with flour before pouring in the mix.

3. (to give money illegally to)

(Latin America)

a. to bribe

El policía dejó entrar a los matones sin revisarlos porque lo engrasaron.

The policeman let the thugs in without frisking them because they bribed him.

b. to grease the palm of

Puede que tengamos que engrasar a alguien para asegurar que el artículo no salga en la prensa.

We may need to grease someone's palm to keep the story out of the press.

4. (to stain with grease)

a. to get grease on

¿Cómo hiciste para engrasar la alfombra? ¡Qué desastre!

How did you manage to get grease on the carpet? What a mess!

5. (to apply grease to)

a. to grease

Estas botas son impermeables porque engraso el cuero con un producto especial.

These boots are waterproof because I grease the leather with a special product.

b. to oil

Antes de teñir el cuero, hay que engrasarlo para que se ablande.

Before tanning the hide, you need to oil it to soften it.

6. (agriculture)

a. to enrich

Compré un buen estiércol de caballo en una granja para engrasar la tierra.

I bought some good horse manure from a farm to enrich the soil.

engrasarse

pronominal verb

7. (to become oily)

a. to become greasy

Si te lavas el pelo todos los días, se engrasa más rápido.

If you wash your hair every day, it becomes greasy more quickly.

8. (to get dirty with grease)

a. to get stained with grease

¡Qué pena! ¡Se me engrasaron los pantalones cuando me arrodillé!

What a shame! My pants got stained with grease when I kneeled down!

engrasar

transitive verb

1. (motor)

a. to lubricate

2. (bisagra, mecanismo)

a. to oil

3. (eje)

a. to grease

4. (molde de horno)

a. to grease, to oil

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engrasar

transitive verb

1 (Mecánica) to grease; oil

2 (manchar) to stain with grease

3 (Agr) to manure

4 (México) (Med) to contract

5 (sobornar) to bribe