- enjugar
- v.1 to dry, to wipe away.enjugó sus lágrimas he dried his tears2 to pay off (pagar) (deuda).* * *enjugar► verbo transitivo1 (secar) to dry, wipe (away), mop up2 FINANZAS to clear, wipe out* * *verbto wipe away* * *1. VT1) (=secar) [+ sudor] to wipe, wipe off; [+ lágrimas] to wipe away; [+ platos] to wipe, wipe up, dry; [+ agua] to wipe up, mop up2) [+ deuda] to wipe out2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (liter) <lágrimas/sudor> to wipe awayb) (absorber) <deuda/gastos> to recoup, cover2.enjugarse v pron (refl) (liter)
se enjugó las lágrimas — she wiped away her tears
enjugarse la frente — to mop o wipe one's brow
* * *----* enjugar las lágrimas = wipe (away) + tears.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (liter) <lágrimas/sudor> to wipe awayb) (absorber) <deuda/gastos> to recoup, cover2.enjugarse v pron (refl) (liter)se enjugó las lágrimas — she wiped away her tears
enjugarse la frente — to mop o wipe one's brow
* * ** enjugar las lágrimas = wipe (away) + tears.* * *enjugar [A3 ]vt1 (liter); ‹lágrimas› to wipe awayenjugaba el sudor de su frente she wiped the sweat from her brow2 (absorber) ‹deuda/gastos› to recoup, cover■ enjugarsev pron(refl) (liter):se enjugó las lágrimas she wiped away her tearsenjugarse la frente to mop o wipe one's brow* * *
enjugar (conjugate enjugar) verbo transitivo (liter) ‹lágrimas/sudor› to wipe away
enjugarse verbo pronominal (refl) (liter) ‹lágrimas› to wipe away;
‹frente› to mop, wipe
enjugar verbo transitivo, enjugarse verbo reflexivo (lágrimas, sudor) to wipe away
'enjugar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enjugarse
English:
mop up
* * *enjugar♦ vt1. [secar] to dry, to wipe away;enjugó sus lágrimas he dried his tears2. [pagar] [deuda] to pay off;[déficit] to cancel out♦ See also the pronominal verb enjugarse* * *enjugarv/t1 deuda etc wipe out2 líquido mop up; lágrimas wipe away* * *enjugar {52} vt: to wipe away (tears)
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.