English–Spanish
“bury” in Spanish
How to say “bury” in Spanish
“Bury” in Spanish is enterrar.
Someone shoveling earth over a box until it disappears beneath the ground.
Example sentences with enterrar
Intentó enterrar el pasado, pero los recuerdos volvieron.
He tried to bury the past, but the memories came back.
Tips for using enterrar
- Enterrar is the common, everyday verb for burying people or things, while sepultar is a more formal synonym, and Spanish normally marks people with the personal a: enterrar a alguien.
Other Spanish words for “bury”
Vinieron a sepultar al abuelo.
They came to bury the grandfather.