Polyglot Dictionary

enturbiar

/entuɾˈβjaɾ/

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

Forms

present (yo)
enturbio
preterite (yo)
enturbié
past participle
enturbiado

Meaning

  1. to cloud

    • Enturbió el agua.

      He muddied the water.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

encapotar

enturbiar means to cloud or muddy, like a liquid becoming turbid, or figuratively clouding judgment or relations; encapotar is specifically the sky clouding over.

nublar

nublar is the everyday word "to cloud over," weather; enturbiar means to cloud or muddy, like a liquid, or figuratively cloud judgment.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

nublar

nublar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to cloud."

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