espesar
espesar(
ehs
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peh
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sahr
)transitive verb
a. to thicken
Puedes darle más volumen a la salsa si la espesas con harina.You can give more substance to the sauce by thickening it with flour.
b. to make thicker
Si la salsa está muy líquida, añade harina para espesarla.If the sauce is too runny, add flour to make it thicker.
intransitive verb
espesarse
pronominal verb
a. to thicken
Si la salsa se espesa, añade más caldo de pollo.If the sauce thickens, add more chicken stock.
b. to get thicker
Tuve que reducir la velocidad porque la niebla se había espesado.I had to slow down because the fog got thicker.
a. to get denser
La vegetación se espesa en el valle y es casi impenetrable.The vegetation gets denser in the valley and is nearly impenetrable.
Conjugations
Imperfect
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
Conditional
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
Future
yo
tú
él/ella/Ud.
nosotros
vosotros
ellos/ellas/Uds.
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