embozar

to bundle up

embozar(ehm-boh-sahr)

transitive verb

1. (to cover mouth and nose)

a. to bundle up

Embocé a los niños con sus bufandas para que no pasaran frío.

I bundled up the kids in their scarves so they woudn't be cold.

b. to wrap up

Guille y Matilda embozaron al cachorrito en una manta.

Guille and Matilda wrapped up the puppy in a blanket.

c. to muffle up

Se desató una tormenta de arena y el beduino embozó su rostro.

A sandstorm broke and the Bedouin muffled his face up.

d. to cover

Los espadachines embozaban sus caras para no ser reconocidos.

The swordsmen would cover their faces to go unrecognized.

embozarse

reflexive verb

2. (to cover one's mouth and nose)

a. to bundle up

Hacía frío. Me embocé antes de salir.

It was cold. I bundled up before going out.

b. to muffle oneself up

Los soldados se embozaban con sus capas.

The soldiers muffled themselves up in their cloaks.

c. to cover one's face

Me embocé con una bufanda y salí a la calle.

I covered my face in a scarf and went out.