Spanish word

enterrar

Pronunciation

IPA/enteˈraɾ/

Meaning

  • verbbury

Example

Tenemos que enterrar al perro en el jardín.

We have to bury the dog in the garden.

Illustration for enterrar (bury)

More examples

Intentó enterrar el pasado, pero los recuerdos volvieron.

He tried to bury the past, but the memories came back.

Core concept

Someone shoveling earth over a box until it disappears beneath the ground.

Common phrases

  • enterrar a alguien

    bury someone

  • enterrar el pasado

    bury the past

  • enterrar los sentimientos

    bury feelings

Similar words

sepultar: A body or coffin is laid in a grave or tomb and covered with earth or stone in a formal burial.
soterrar: Someone or something becomes buried under collapsed earth or rubble after a landslide or collapse.

Definition in Spanish

Introducir en la tierra un objeto o un cadáver cubriéndolo con tierra; también usarse metafóricamente para ocultar o suprimir algo.

Word origin

Originates in Latin interrāre from inter- 'into' + terra 'earth', a compound that evolves into Spanish enterrar.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Opposites

Related words

  • entierroburialnoun
  • enterradoburiedadjective

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