Spanish Conversation · Level 99
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Spanish word
abrochar
Pronunciation
IPA/aβɾoˈtʃaɾ/
Meaning
- verbbuckle
Example
Antes de despegar, debes abrochar el cinturón.
Before takeoff, you must buckle your seatbelt.
More examples
¿Puedes abrochar este botón, por favor?
Can you fasten this button, please?
Core concept
Securing a garment edge or strap with a button, snap, zipper, or buckle.
Common phrases
abrochar el cinturón
buckle the seatbelt
abrochar un botón
fasten a button
abrochar la chaqueta
fasten the jacket
Similar words
ponerse: Slips on garments or a belt to wear them.
cerrar: Draws a zipper or fastener closed along its track.
atar: Knots cords or laces tightly to keep them from loosening.
Definition in Spanish
Cerrar o sujetar con botón, broche, cremallera u otro cierre una prenda o accesorio, o ponerse algo fijándolo al cuerpo.
Word origin
Abrochar comes from Spanish broche 'brooch, clasp' plus the verb-forming prefix a-, and broche ultimately comes from Old French.
Usage tips
- Spanish commonly uses the reflexive abrocharse when fastening something on oneself, as in 'abrocharse el cinturón', and conversational speech often shortens forms to 'Abróchate'.
Other meanings
- buttonverb
- buckle upverb
Opposites
- desabrocharunfastenverb
Related words
- abrochefastenernoun
- abrochadofastenedadjective