encaramarse

encaramarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (subirse) to climb up, get high up

2 figurado (encumbrarse) to reach a high position

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VPR (=subirse) to perch, sit up high

encaramarse a — [+ árbol] to climb up to, climb on to

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verbo pronominal

encaramarse a or en algo — a árbol/valla to climb up; a taburete to climb on to

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= perch.

Ex. The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.

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verbo pronominal

encaramarse a or en algo — a árbol/valla to climb up; a taburete to climb on to

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= perch.

Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.

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encaramarse [A1 ]

v pron

encaramarse A or EN algo:

se encaramó a un árbol para poder ver el desfile she climbed (up) a tree so that she could see the parade

me encaramé a un taburete para alcanzarla I got onto o climbed onto a stool so I could reach it

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encaramarse (conjugate encaramarse) verbo pronominal encaramarse a or en algo ‹a árbol/valla› to climb up;
‹a taburete› to climb on to
'encaramarse' also found in these entries:
English:
clamber

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vpr

1. [trepar] to climb (up) (a o en onto);

me encaramé a la silla I climbed (up) onto the chair;

se encaramó a una farola she climbed up a lamppost

2. [subir puestos]

encaramarse a to go to, to get to;

se encaramaron al primer puesto de la clasificación they went o got to the top of the league

3. Am [abochornarse] to blush

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encaramarse

v/r climb

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vr

: to perch