- naufragar
- v.1 to sink, to be wrecked (barco).2 to fail, to collapse.3 to be shipwrecked, to sink, to be cast away, to descend to the bottom.* * *naufragar► verbo intransitivo1 (barco) to sink, be wrecked; (persona) to be shipwrecked2 figurado to fail* * *VI1) [barco] to be wrecked, sink; [gente] to be shipwrecked2) [película, obra, asunto] to fail; [negocio] to go under, fail* * *verbo intransitivob) plan/negocio to go under* * *= maroon, shipwreck.Ex. A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.Ex. Gilligan, Skipper and the rest of the crew were finally rescued fifteen years after shipwrecking on a mysterious deserted island.* * *verbo intransitivob) plan/negocio to go under* * *= maroon, shipwreck.
Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.
Ex: Gilligan, Skipper and the rest of the crew were finally rescued fifteen years after shipwrecking on a mysterious deserted island.* * *naufragar [A3 ]vi1 «barco» to be wrecked; «persona» to be shipwrecked2 «plan/intento/negocio» to fail* * *
naufragar (conjugate naufragar) verbo intransitivoa) [barco] to be wrecked;
[persona] to be shipwreckedb) [plan/negocio] to go under
naufragar verbo intransitivo
1 (una embarcación) to sink, be wrecked
(una persona) to be shipwrecked
2 (un proyecto, negocio) to founder, fail
'naufragar' also found in these entries:
English:
shipwreck
- wreck
- cast
* * *naufragar vi1. [barco] to sink, to be wrecked;[persona] to be shipwrecked2. [fracasar] to fail, to collapse* * *naufragarv/i be shipwrecked; figfail* * *naufragar {52} vi1) : to be shipwrecked2) fracasar: to fail, to collapse* * *naufragar vb1. (barco) to be wrecked2. (persona) to be shipwrecked
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.