envasar

/embaˈsaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
envaso
preterite (yo)
envasé
past participle
envasado

Meaning

  1. to package

    • Envasan el aceite.

      They bottle the oil.

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

Similar words

empaquetar

envasar specifically means to package into containers, cans or bottles, like canning; empaquetar is more general, to wrap or box something up.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

acondicionar

acondicionar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to package."

Practice

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