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bury

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɛri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɛri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ber′ē)

Inflections of 'bury' (n): npl: buries
Inflections of 'bury' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
buries
v 3rd person singular
burying
v pres p
buried
v past
buried
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
bury [sth]⇒ vtr (put [sth] under the earth)enterrar⇒ vtr
 The teacher buried the time capsule while the students watched.
 El profesor enterró la cápsula del tiempo mientras los estudiantes miraban.
bury [sb/sth]⇒ vtr (person, animal: inter)enterrar⇒ vtr
  sepultar⇒ vtr
 We buried my grandmother on a rainy day.
 Enterramos a mi abuela en un día lluvioso.
bury [sb/sth] vtr (snow, debris: cover [sb], [sth])cubrir⇒ vtr
 Snow buried the road.
 La nueve cubría la carretera.
bury [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (feelings: suppress)reprimir⇒ vtr
  esconder⇒ vtr
  ocultar⇒ vtr
 After failing the interview, the applicant buried her disappointment and tried to be positive.
 Tras fracasar en la entrevista, la candidata reprimió su decepción e intentó ser positiva.
bury [sth] vtr figurative (secret, bad news: hide)esconder⇒ vtr
  ocultar⇒ vtr
  tapar⇒ vtr
 The government used coverage of the earthquake to bury the news about their tax increases.
 El gobierno usó la cobertura del terremoto para esconder la noticia sobre el aumento de impuestos.
bury yourself in [sth] v expr figurative (engross yourself in [sth])perderse en v prnl + prep
  hundirse en v prnl + prep
  sumergirse en v prnl + prep
 On rainy days, the best thing to do is bury yourself in a good book.
 Los días lluviosos lo mejor es perderse en un buen libro.
bury [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep (embed)clavar en vtr + prep
  incrustar en vtr + prep
 The nail was buried firmly in the wall.
 El clavo estaba firmemente clavado en la pared.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bury [sb] alive vtr + adj often passive (cruel killing method)enterrar vivo a loc verb
bury the hatchet v expr figurative (end a feud, make peace)hacer las paces loc verb
 Let's bury the hatchet. We've been friends too long to keep arguing.
  deponer las armas loc verb
 Depongamos las armas. Somos amigos desde hace mucho tiempo; no vamos a seguir discutiendo.
  enterrar el hacha de guerra expr
Note: Es más normal lo contrario para referirse a iniciar hostilidades, o sea: "desenterrar el hacha de guerra"
bury your head in the sand v expr figurative (ignore stressful situation)ignorar⇒ vtr
  negar⇒ vtr
bury yourself in [sth] v expr figurative (become immersed in [sth])meterse en v prnl + prep
  meterse de lleno en loc verb
  hundirse en v prnl + prep
have your head in the sand,
bury your head in the sand v expr		 figurative (ignore reality, be in denial) (figuradi)usar la técnica del avestruz expr
  (figurado)esconder la cabeza bajo el ala exor
  (figurado)meter la cabeza en un hoyo expr
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'bury' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
entomb - inhume - inter - landfill - lay to rest - plow under
Spanish:
enterrar - entierrar - inhumar - sepultar - soterrar - descansar - echar tierra - hundir - abarrancar - abismar - arrinconar - enfrascar - sumergir - tapar el sol con un dedo - vivir de espaldas a la realidad


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