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embarrar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  • MUD noun A soft, wet mixture of soil and water.
  • smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
  • sully verb To damage or spoil someone's reputation or something's purity.

Senses

embarrar is used for these senses in English:

  • bar (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar.
  • mud (transitive) To make muddy or dirty; to apply mud to (something).
  • smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
  • sully (transitive) To corrupt or damage.

bar — full definition

  1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
  2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
  3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
  4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
  5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

MUD — full definition

  1. noun A soft, wet mixture of soil and water.
  2. noun Harsh, damaging accusations meant to smear someone's reputation.
  3. verb To cover or dirty something with mud.

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