Spanish Conversation · Level 84
60 words
Spanish word
evaporar
Pronunciation
IPA/eβapoˈɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verbevaporate
Example
El agua se evapora con el calor del sol.
The water evaporates in the sun's heat.
More examples
El perfume se evapora rápidamente en una habitación caliente.
The perfume evaporates quickly in a hot room.
Core concept
A puddle in sunlight thinning as water rises into invisible vapor.
Common phrases
evaporarse rápidamente
evaporate quickly
evaporar el perfume
evaporate the perfume
Similar words
evaporarse: Liquid vaporizes in place when warmed, changing into gas by itself.
desaparecer: An object becomes invisible or ceases to be perceptible to the eye or senses.
vaporizar: Liquid is converted into steam or a fine mist by heat or mechanical force, often rapidly.
Definition in Spanish
Provocar la transformación de un líquido en vapor; cuando el cambio ocurre por sí mismo se dice evaporarse.
Word origin
From Latin evaporare (e- 'out' + vapor 'steam'), originally meaning 'send out as vapor' and adopted into Spanish as evaporar.
Usage tips
- The reflexive evaporarse marks that the liquid changes by itself, while nonreflexive evaporar can be transitive to mean 'cause to evaporate', and vaporizar usually implies a rapid or forced process.
Opposites
- condensarcondenseverb
Related words
- evaporaciónevaporationnoun
- evaporadoevaporatedadjective