empollar — meaning in English

English meaning

• brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
• cram verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
• hatch noun A small door or opening, often in a floor, ceiling, wall, or vehicle.
• swot verb To study with effort or determination.

Senses

empollar is used for these senses in English:

• brood (transitive) To keep an egg warm to make it hatch.
• cram (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
• hatch (transitive) To incubate eggs; to cause to hatch.
• swot (intransitive, slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.

brood — full definition

1. noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
2. noun Informal term for the children of one family.
3. verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
4. verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.

cram — full definition

1. verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
2. verb To study intensively in a short period, usually right before an exam.

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