bañar

v.

1 to bathe, to give a bath to, to bath.

La madre baña al bebé a diario The mother bathes the baby daily.

2 to apply a coating to, to coat.

El alfarero baña el jarrón The potter applies a coating to the vase.

3 to immerse in water.

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bañar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to bathe

■ la cálida luz del sol bañaba toda la estancia warm sunlight bathed the whole room

2 (lavar) to bath

■ ¿vas a bañar al bebé? are you going to bath the baby?

■ me baño cada mañana I have a bath every morning

3 (cubrir) to coat; (en oro etc) to plate

■ bañó los pasteles en chocolate she coated the cakes in chocolate

■ este anillo está bañado en oro this ring is gold-plated

► verbo pronominal bañarse

1 to bathe (nadar) to have a swim, go for a swim

■ se bañaban desnudos they were bathing naked

■ me voy a bañar, hace calor I'm going for a swim, it's hot

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verb

1) to bathe, wash

2) dip, coat

•

- bañarse

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1. VT

1)

bañar a algn — to bath sb, bathe sb (EEUU), give sb a bath

bañé al bebé esta mañana — I bathed the baby this morning, I gave the baby a bath this morning

2) (Culin)

una galleta bañada en coñac — a biscuit dipped o soaked in brandy

he bañado el pastel de o con chocolate — I've covered the cake with chocolate icing, I've iced the cake with chocolate

3) (=dar una capa de) to plate

esta pulsera está bañada en oro — this bracelet is gold-plated

4) (=cubrir)

bañado en sangre/sudor — [persona] bathed o drenched in blood/sweat; [ropa] drenched in blood/sweat

tenía la cara bañada en lágrimas — her face was bathed in o wet with tears

5) [mar, lago] to wash liter

el Mediterráneo baña las costas catalanas — the Catalan coast is washed by the Mediterranean

la capital está bañada por el Guadalquivir — the Guadalquivir runs through the capital

6) [luz, sol] to flood, bathe

el sol bañaba de luz su cuarto — the sun flooded his room with light, the sun bathed his room in light

2.

See:

bañarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <niño/enfermo> to bath, give ... a bath

2)

a) <pulsera/cubierto> to plate

bañar algo en algo — to plate something with something

b)

bañado en algo — (en salsa/sangre) covered with something; en sudor bathed o covered in something; en lágrimas bathed in something

3)

a) (liter) mar/río to bathe (liter), wash (liter)

b) (liter) luz/sol to bathe (liter)

2.

bañarse v pron (refl)

a) (en bañera) to have o take a bath, to bathe (AmE)

b) (en mar, río) to swim, bathe

prohibido bañarse — no bathing

mandar a alguien a bañarse — (CS fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

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= bathe.

Ex. We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.

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* bañarse = bathe.

* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.

* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <niño/enfermo> to bath, give ... a bath

2)

a) <pulsera/cubierto> to plate

bañar algo en algo — to plate something with something

b)

bañado en algo — (en salsa/sangre) covered with something; en sudor bathed o covered in something; en lágrimas bathed in something

3)

a) (liter) mar/río to bathe (liter), wash (liter)

b) (liter) luz/sol to bathe (liter)

2.

bañarse v pron (refl)

a) (en bañera) to have o take a bath, to bathe (AmE)

b) (en mar, río) to swim, bathe

prohibido bañarse — no bathing

mandar a alguien a bañarse — (CS fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

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= bathe.

Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.

* bañarse = bathe.

* bañarse desnudo = skinny dip.

* bañarse en bolas = skinny dip.

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bañar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹niño/enfermo› (en la bañera) to bath, give … a bath; (en la ducha) to give … a shower

hay que bañar al or el perro we have to give the dog a bath

B

1 ‹pulsera/cubierto› to plate bañar algo EN algo to plate sth WITH sth

el anillo está bañado en oro the ring is gold-plated

2 (cubrir) to cover

servir la coliflor bañada con or en salsa de tomate serve the cauliflower covered with tomato sauce

llegó bañado en sudor he arrived bathed o covered in sweat

con el rostro bañado en lágrimas with his face bathed in tears

su cadáver bañado en sangre his dead body covered in blood

C

1 (liter); «mar/río» to bathe (liter), wash (liter)

2 (liter); «luz/sol» to bathe (liter)

su rostro bañado por la luz de la luna her face bathed in moonlight

D

(Ven fam) (superar): Julio lo baña en inglés Julio is way o miles o streets ahead of him in English (colloq)

■ bañarse

v pron

(refl)

1 (en la bañera) to have o take a bath, to bathe (AmE); (en la ducha) to shower, have o take a shower

¡te has bañado en perfume! you've certainly splashed on the perfume!

2 (en el mar, un río) to swim, bathe

no me gusta bañarme en el río I don't like bathing/swimming in the river

¿te has bañado hoy? have you been in the water o been swimming today?

[ S ] prohibido bañarse no bathing, no swimming

mandar or echar a algn a bañarse (CS fam); to tell sb to get lost (colloq), to tell sb to go to hell (sl)

¡anda a bañarte! go jump in a lake (colloq)

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bañar (conjugate bañar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/enfermo› to bath, give … a bath
2 ‹pulsera/cubierto› to plate
bañarse verbo pronominal (refl)

a) (en bañera) to have o take a bath, to bathe (AmE)

b) (en mar, río) to swim, bathe

bañar verbo transitivo
1 (en agua) to bath
2 (cubrir) to coat, cover: tienes que bañar en oro esa pulsera, you have to goldplate that bracelet
3 (una costa, una comarca) to bathe: Mallorca es una isla bañada por el Mediterráneo, Mallorca is surrounded by the Mediterranean
'bañar' also found in these entries:
English:
bath
- dip
- bathe
- frost
- ice

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bañar

♦ vt

1. [asear] to give a bath to, Br to bath;

Med [paciente] to bathe

2. [revestir] to coat;

baña el bizcocho con chocolate pour chocolate over the sponge, cover the sponge in chocolate;

bañado en oro/plata gold-/silver-plated;

bañado en sudor bathed in sweat

3. [sujeto: río] to flow through;

el Índico baña las costas del país the Indian Ocean washes the coast of the country

4. [sujeto: sol, luz] to bathe;

el sol bañaba el patio the courtyard was bathed in sunlight

5. Ven Fam [superar]

su prima la baña en simpatía her cousin is a million times nicer than she is

♦ See also the pronominal verb bañarse

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bañar

v/t

1 de sol, mar bathe

2 a un niño, un enfermo bathe, Br

bath;

bañado en lágrimas bathed in tears

3 GASTR coat (con with, en in)

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bañar vt

1) : to bathe, to wash

2) : to immerse, to dip

3) : to coat, to cover

bañado en lágrimas: bathed in tears

♦ See also the reflexive verb bañarse

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bañar vb

1. (niño, etc) to bath

baña al niño antes de acostarlo he baths the baby before putting him to bed

2. (pastel) to cover / to coat

bañar un bizcocho en chocolate to cover a sponge cake in chocolate