empañar

/empaˈɲaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
empaño
preterite (yo)
empañé
past participle
empañado

Meaning

  1. to mist up

    • El vaho empañó el cristal.

      Breath misted the glass.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

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Portuguese

embaçar

embaçar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to mist up."

Practice

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