arropar

to tuck in

arropar(ah-rroh-pahr)

transitive verb

1. (to put to bed)

a. to tuck in

Fer arropó a su hijo y lo dejó dormir.

Fer tucked his son in and let him sleep.

b. to tuck up

Ana se quedó dormida en el sofá. Iván la llevó a su habitación y la arropó en su cama.

Ana fell asleep on the couch. Ivan carried her to her bedroom and tucked her up in her bed.

2. (to cover up with clothes)

a. to wrap up

Adriana tomó la ropa de invierno de su hijo y lo arropó.

Adriana grabbed his son's winter clothes and wrapped him up.

3. (to keep from harm)

a. to protect

El compositor arropó a su protegido de los críticos.

The composer protected his protegé from the critics.

arroparse

pronominal verb

4. (to cover oneself up)

a. to wrap up

Me arropé con una frazada.

I wrapped myself up in a blanket.

b. to pull the covers up around one's head (in bed)

Juan se arropó y cerró los ojos porque creía que había un monstruo en su habitación.

Juan pulled the covers up around his head and closed his eyes, thinking there was a monster in his bedroom.