bautizar

v.

1 to baptize, to christen (religion).

2 to christen (denominar, poner mote a).

3 to dilute (informal) (aguar).

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bautizar

Conjugation model [REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to baptize, christen

2 (poner nombre a) to name

3 (el vino) to water down

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VT

1) (Rel) to baptize, christen

la bautizaron con el nombre de Teresa — she was christened Teresa

2) (=nombrar) [+ objeto, barco] to christen, name

3) (=poner apodo) to nickname, dub

4) (=diluir) [+ vino] to water, dilute; [+ persona] to drench, soak

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verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) <bebé> to baptize, christen; <adulto> to baptize

la bautizarron con el nombre de Ana — she was christened Ana

b) <barco> to name

c) (fam) (poner mote) to nickname

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= christen, baptise [baptize, -USA].

Ex. Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.

Ex. This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.

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* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

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verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) <bebé> to baptize, christen; <adulto> to baptize

la bautizarron con el nombre de Ana — she was christened Ana

b) <barco> to name

c) (fam) (poner mote) to nickname

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= christen, baptise [baptize, -USA].

Ex: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.

Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.

* volver a bautizar = re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

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bautizar [A4 ]

vt

1 (Relig) to baptize, christen

fue bautizada con el nombre de Ana she was christened Ana

2 ‹barco› to name

3 (fam) (poner mote) to nickname

4 (fam); ‹vino/leche› to water down

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bautizar (conjugate bautizar) verbo transitivo

a) (Relig) ‹bebé› to baptize, christen;

‹adulto› to baptize;

◊ la bautizarron con el nombre de Ana she was christened Ana

b) ‹barco› to name

bautizar verbo transitivo
1 to baptize, christen
2 familiar (echar agua al vino o la leche) to water down
'bautizar' also found in these entries:
English:
baptize
- christen
- name

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bautizar vt

1. [administrar sacramento a] to baptize, to christen

2. [denominar] to christen;

bautizaron al gato con el nombre de “Sam” they christened the cat “Sam”;

bautizaron el yate “la Intrépida” they named the yacht “la Intrépida”

3. [poner mote a] to nickname;

en el colegio bautizan con mote a todos los profesores they give all the teachers at school nicknames

4. Fam [aguar] to dilute

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bautizar

v/t baptize, christen; barco name; vino fam

water down

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bautizar {21} vt

: to baptize, to christen

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bautizar vb

1. (persona) to christen / to baptize

lo bautizaron con el nombre de Eduardo they christened him Eduardo

2. (barco) to name

bautizó el barco con el nombre de Esperanza he named the boat Esperanza