empapelar

v.

1 to paper, to wallpaper.

2 to do (British), to bust (United States) (informal) (delincuente, infractor). (peninsular Spanish)

3 to paper up, to wallpaper, to paper.

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empapelar

► verbo transitivo

1 (envolver) to wrap up in paper

2 (una pared) to wallpaper, paper

3 familiar figurado (persona) to try, prosecute

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verb

to wallpaper

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VT

1) [+ cuarto, pared] to paper; [+ caja] to line with paper

2)

empapelar a algn — (=abrir expediente) to throw the book at sb; * (=matar) to do sb in *

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verbo transitivo <habitación/pared> to wallpaper, paper

calles empapeladas de propaganda — streets plastered with progaganda

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* papel de empapelar = wallpaper.

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verbo transitivo <habitación/pared> to wallpaper, paper

calles empapeladas de propaganda — streets plastered with progaganda

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* papel de empapelar = wallpaper.

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empapelar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹habitación/pared› to wallpaper, paper

las calles estaban empapeladas de propaganda the streets were plastered with progaganda

B (Esp fam) ‹delincuente› to book (colloq)

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empapelar (conjugate empapelar) verbo transitivo ‹habitación/pared› to wallpaper, paper
empapelar verbo transitivo
1 (cubrir con papel) to wallpaper
2 fam (procesar, expedientar) lo van a empapelar por fraude, he'll be prosecuted for fraud
'empapelar' also found in these entries:
English:
decorate
- paper
- wallpaper
- redecorate
- wall

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empapelar vt

1. [pared, cuarto] to paper, to wallpaper

2. Esp Fam [delincuente, infractor] Br to do, US to bust;

lo empapelaron por evadir impuestos he was Br had up o Br done o US busted for tax evasion

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empapelar

v/t wallpaper

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empapelar vt

: to wallpaper

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empapelar vb to wallpaper