Spanish Conversation · Level 102
59 words
Spanish word
embarcar
Pronunciation
IPA/embaɾˈkaɾ/
Meaning
- verbboard
Example
Vamos a embarcar ahora.
We're going to board now.
More examples
El camión va a embarcar la mercancía.
The truck is going to load the cargo.
Core concept
People, animals, and cargo being loaded onto a transport.
Common phrases
embarcar en el avión
board the aircraft
embarcar mercancías
load cargo
embarcar en el barco
board the vessel
Similar words
abordar: Passengers enter an aircraft or ship and take their seats.
subir: People climb steps or a boarding ramp to enter a vehicle.
Definition in Spanish
Colocar o cargar personas, animales o mercancías dentro de un medio de transporte; en forma pronominal, subirse a bordo o ponerse en marcha con una actividad.
Word origin
From medieval Spanish enbarcar, built from the prefix en-/em- 'into' plus barco 'boat', originally meaning to put people or goods into a boat.
Usage tips
- In transport contexts, embarcar denotes loading or boarding passengers and goods, while the reflexive embarcarse commonly means to set out on or undertake an activity.
Other meanings
- board a shipverb
- loadverb
Opposites
- desembarcardisembarkverb
Related words
- embarqueembarkationnoun
- embarcaciónvesselnoun
- embarcadoon boardadjective