acorralar

v.

1 to corner (also figurative).

El abogado arrinconó al acusado The lawyer put the defendant in a corner.

2 to round up, to pen in, to pen up, to corral.

3 to trap.

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acorralar

► verbo transitivo

1 to corner (ganado) to pen in, round up

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verb

1) to corner

2) corral

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VT (Agr) [+ ganado] to pen, corral; (=arrinconar) to corner; (=intimidar) to intimidate

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verbo transitivo

a) <animal/fugitivo> to corner

se sentía acorralado por el pánico — he felt panic-stricken

se sintió acorralado con la pregunta — he felt trapped by the question

b) <ganado> to round up

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= corner, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex. Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.

Ex. The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

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verbo transitivo

a) <animal/fugitivo> to corner

se sentía acorralado por el pánico — he felt panic-stricken

se sintió acorralado con la pregunta — he felt trapped by the question

b) <ganado> to round up

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= corner, hem + Nombre + in.

Ex: Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.

Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

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acorralar [A1 ]

vt

1 (rodear) to corner

cuando se vio acorralado sacó el revólver when he saw he was cornered he drew his revolver

acorralado por la jauría brought to bay o cornered by the hounds

2 (intimidar) to corner

todos lo atacaron y se sintió acorralado they all attacked him and he felt cornered

se sentía acorralado por el pánico he felt panic-stricken

3 ‹ganado› to round up

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acorralar (conjugate acorralar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹animal/fugitivo› to corner

b) ‹ganado› to round up

acorralar verbo transitivo to corner
'acorralar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrinconar
- sitiar
English:
pen
- round up
- corner

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acorralar vt

1. [rodear] to corner;

la policía acorraló a los fugitivos en una esquina the police cornered the fugitives;

los visitantes acorralaron al equipo local en su área the visitors penned the home team inside their penalty area

2. [intimidar]

se siente acorralado he feels cornered o trapped;

el ministro se vio acorralado por el entrevistador the minister was backed into a corner by the interviewer

3. [ganado] to pen, to corral

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acorralar

v/t tb fig

corner

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acorralar vt

arrinconar: to corner, to hem in, to corral

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acorralar vb to corner