opacar

to make opaque

to darken

opacar(oh-pah-kahr)

transitive verb

1. (to make less clear)

a. to make opaque

Como la ventana del salón da directamente a la calle, hemos opacado los cristales para que no nos vean de fuera.

As the living room window looks directly out onto the street, we've made the glass opaque so that people can't see in.

2. (to make darker)

(Latin America)

a. to darken

De repente, una gran nube opacó el cielo.

Suddenly, a large cloud darkened the sky.

3. (to outshine)

a. to overshadow

Alejandra es una excelente futbolista que opaca a todas sus compañeras en el campo.

Alejandra is a great soccer player who overshadows all her teammates on the field.

4. (to mar)

a. to detract from

No vamos a dejar que nada opaque la felicidad que sentimos hoy.

We won't let anything detract from how happy we're feeling today.