engolfar

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

en- + golfo + -ar

Verb

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, past participle engolfat)

  1. (transitive) to hinge
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

engolfar

  1. infinitive of engolfar-se

Further reading


Portuguese

Verb

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfei, past participle engolfado)

  1. (transitive) to engulf; to overwhelm
    Synonym: engolir

Conjugation


Spanish

Verb

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfé, past participle engolfado)

  1. (nautical) to sail into a gulf
  2. (nautical) to sail into the high seas
  3. (reflexive) to bury oneself (in something); to put all one's attention into (something)
    Synonym: enfrascarse
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Gloria leyó en alta voz la Vida de San Pablo Apóstol, La Cuna y la sepultura y Las cuatro pestes del mundo. Después se engolfó en la Política de Dios y Gobierno de Cristo
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Conjugation

Further reading

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