empalmar
empalmar(
ehm
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pahl
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mahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to connect
Primero pelé los cables, después los empalmé y por último los recubrí con goma.First, I stripped the cables, then I connected them, and finally I recovered them with rubber.
b. to join
El fontanero empalmó las tuberías de plástico con un adhesivo especial.The plumber joined the plastic tubes with a special glue.
c. to splice
Si empalmas varias cuerdas cortas, al final conseguirás una larga.If you splice several short cords together, you will end up with a long one.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to connect with
Este tren empalma con el siguiente para que los viajeros no tengan que esperar.This train connects with the next one so passengers don't have to wait.
b. to join
Las carreteras del norte empalman con las del sur. Toda la red está conectada.The roads in the north join those in the south. The whole network is connected.
a. to follow on from
La charla sobre buena conducta empalmó con una clase de Civismo.The talk on good behavior followed on from a Citizenship class.
empalmarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
4. (vulgar) (to become erect) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to get a hard-on (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Noté que mi novio se empalmaba en cuanto empecé a bailar de forma sugerente.I noticed my boyfriend was getting a hard-on as soon as I started dancing suggestively.
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Conjugations
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