- coronar
- v.1 to crown (person).El pueblo coronó al rey The village crowned the king.La cereza corona el pastel The cherry crowns the cake.María corona sus metas Mary crowns her goals.2 to complete.3 to reach (cima).* * *coronar► verbo transitivo1 to crown► verbo intransitivo1 to crown* * *verbto crown* * *VT1) [+ persona] to crown
coronar a algn rey — to crown sb king
2)coronar la cima — to reach the summit
3) (=completar) to crown, culminate, endcoronó su trayectoria deportiva con una gran victoria en Wimbledon — he crowned o culminated o ended his sporting career with a great win at Wimbledon
coronar algo con éxito — to crown sth with success
para coronarlo — to crown it all
4) (Ajedrez, Damas) to queen5) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=poner los cuernos a) to cuckold, make a cuckold of* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <soberano> to crown2) <montaña/cima> to reach the top of3)a) (rematar) to crownuna cúpula corona el edificio — the building is crowned by a dome
b) (en damas) to crown2.coronarse v pron1) (Per fam) (meter la pata) to put one's foot in it2) (Ven fam) (tenerlo todo) to be set up (colloq)ya estás coronado — you're all set up now
* * *= enthrone.Ex. Modern life 'enthrones reason over impulse'.----* coronar con = crown with.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <soberano> to crown2) <montaña/cima> to reach the top of3)a) (rematar) to crownuna cúpula corona el edificio — the building is crowned by a dome
b) (en damas) to crown2.coronarse v pron1) (Per fam) (meter la pata) to put one's foot in it2) (Ven fam) (tenerlo todo) to be set up (colloq)ya estás coronado — you're all set up now
* * *= enthrone.Ex: Modern life 'enthrones reason over impulse'.
* coronar con = crown with.* * *coronar [A1 ]vtA ‹soberano› to crownfue coronado rey he was crowned kingB ‹montaña/cima› to reach the top ofC1 (rematar, completar) to crownal final el éxito coronó su carrera his career was finally crowned with successuna cúpula corona el edificio the building is crowned by a domey para coronarla (fam); and to crown o cap it all (colloq)2 (en damas) to crown■ coronarsev pronA «niño» (en el parto) to crownB (Per fam) (meter la pata) to put one's foot in itC (Ven fam) (tenerlo todo) to be set up (colloq)si consigues ese puesto estás coronado if you get that job you'll be all set up o you'll have it made o you'll be laughing (colloq)* * *
coronar (conjugate coronar) verbo transitivoa) ‹soberano› to crown;◊ lo coronaron rey he was crowned kingb) ‹montaña/cima› to reach the top ofc) (en damas) to crown
coronar verbo transitivo to crown
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English:
crown
- top
* * *coronar♦ vt1. [persona] to crown2. [cima] to reach;[puerto de montaña] to reach the top of;coronaron el Everest they reached the summit of Mount Everest;coronó el puerto con cinco minutos de ventaja sobre el pelotón he reached the top of the pass five minutes ahead of the pack3. [cubrir]las montañas están coronadas de nieve the mountains are capped with snow;la tarta está coronada con dos muñequitos the cake is topped with two little figures, there are two little figures on top of the cake4. [terminar] to complete;[culminar] to crown, to cap;con el puesto de ministro corona su trayectoria profesional being made a minister is the crowning point o culmination of his career♦ vi[en damas] to crown a piece; [en ajedrez] to queen a pawn♦ See also the pronominal verb coronarse* * *coronarv/t crown;coronado por el éxito crowned with success* * *coronar vt1) : to crown2) : to reach the top of, to culminate
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.