fundir(
foon
-
deer
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to melt
Voy a fundir un poco de queso para hacer nachos.I'm going to melt some cheese to make nachos.
b. to melt down (coins, gold, or jewelry)
El joyero fundió unas joyas usadas para hacer una pieza nueva.The jeweler melted down some used jewelry to make a new piece.
c. to smelt (iron and steel industry)
Usaron un horno de carbón para fundir la mena y producir el hierro.They used a charcoal-fired furnace to smelt the ore to produce iron.
2. (to mold)
a. to cast
Pepe utilizó un molde de arena para fundir la estatua.Pepe used a sand mold to cast the statue.
a. to blow
Conectó el aparato a un suministro de 220 voltios por equivocación y fundió el fusible.He accidentally connected the device to a 220-volt power source and blew the fuse.
5. (film)
a. to fade
La última escena del documental funde imágenes de la vida de la cantante mientras suena de fondo una música trágica.The final scene of the documentary fades shots of the singer's life with tragic music playing in the background.
6. (colloquial) (to spend)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to blow (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Daniel fundió su paga en bombones.Daniel blew his allowance on chocolates.
7. (to destroy) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to ruin
Teresa fundió el plan debido a su indiscreción.Teresa ruined the plan due to her indiscretion.
a. to spoil
Si sigues aceptando los pretextos de tu hijo, lo vas a fundir.If you keep accepting your son's excuses, you're going to spoil him.
fundirse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to melt
El hierro se funde arriba de 1538 grados centígrados.Iron melts above 1538 degrees Celsius.
10. (electronics)
a. to burn out
Un pico de tensión hizo que los focos se fundieran.A power surge caused the bulbs to burn out.
c. to go
El foco duró varios años pero por fin se fundió.The bulb lasted for several years, but it finally went.
a. to merge
Los dos partidos izquierdistas se fundieron para tener más peso.The two left-wing parties merged to gain more influence.
b. to merge into
Al atardecer, el sol parecía fundirse con las colinas.At sunset, the sun seemed to merge into the hills.
c. to fuse together
En su álbum más reciente se funden el jazz y la música tradicional andina.Jazz and Andean folk music fuse together in her latest album.
a. to fade into
El film comienza con un niño jugando a la guerra, que luego se funde con la siguiente escena, donde es un soldado adulto.The movie begins with a boy playing at war and then it fades into the next scene where he's an adult soldier.
13. (to hug)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Los vecinos afirmaron haber visto a su marido y otra mujer fundirse en un abrazo.The neighbors confirmed they had seen her husband in a close embrace with another woman.
Cuando se vieron, se fundieron en un fuerte abrazo.When they saw each other, they fell into each other's arms.
14. (colloquial) (to spend)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to blow (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El tonto de mi sobrino se fundió la herencia apostando en Montecarlo.My idiot nephew blew his inheritance gambling in Monte Carlo.
15. (to break down) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to seize up
Después de casi medio millón de kilómetros, el motor por fin se fundió.After nearly half a million kilometers, the engine finally seized up.
16. (colloquial) (to go bankrupt) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to go bust
Después de tres años con Raimundo al mando, la empresa se fundió.After three years with Raimundo in charge, the company went bust.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate habréis fundido using machine translators
Conjugations
| yo | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tú | |||||
| él/ella/Ud. | |||||
| nosotros | |||||
| vosotros | |||||
| ellos/ellas/Uds. |
Random Word
Roll the dice and learn a new word now!
Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish learning for everyone. For free.
