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hibernate in Spanish

hibernate in Spanish is hibernar, hibernizar — hibernate means for an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.

hibernate in Spanish

hibernar
verb
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
hibernizar
verb
(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

What does "hibernate" mean?

  1. verb For an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.
    "Bears hibernate through the coldest months of the year."
  2. verb For a computer to enter a power-saving mode that saves its current state to disk.
    "Set the laptop to hibernate instead of shutting down completely."
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hibernate in a sentence

  • Bears hibernate through the coldest months of the year.
  • Some frogs hibernate buried in mud at the bottom of a pond.
  • Set the laptop to hibernate instead of shutting down completely.

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What is "hibernate" in Spanish?

"hibernate" in Spanish is hibernar, hibernizar. hibernate means: For an animal to spend winter in a dormant, low-energy state.

How do you use "hibernate" in a sentence?

Example: "Bears hibernate through the coldest months of the year." In Spanish, "hibernate" is hibernar, hibernizar.

Are there other ways to say "hibernate" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "hibernate": hibernar, hibernizar.

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