refugiar

v.

to give refuge to.

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refugiar

Conjugation model [CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 to shelter, give refuge to

► verbo pronominal refugiarse

1 (gen) to take refuge; (de la lluvia) to shelter

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verb

to shelter

- refugiarse

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1.

verbo transitivo to give ... refuge

2.

refugiarse v pron to take refuge

se refugió en el trabajo — he took refuge in his work

siempre se refugia en las mismas excusas — she always hides behind the same excuses

refugiarse DE algo — <de bombardeo/ataque> to take refuge from something; <de lluvia/tormenta> to take shelter from something

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= provide + a home.

Ex. The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

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1.

verbo transitivo to give ... refuge

2.

refugiarse v pron to take refuge

se refugió en el trabajo — he took refuge in his work

siempre se refugia en las mismas excusas — she always hides behind the same excuses

refugiarse DE algo — <de bombardeo/ataque> to take refuge from something; <de lluvia/tormenta> to take shelter from something

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= provide + a home.

Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

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refugiar [A1 ]

vt

to give … refuge

lo refugiaron en su casa they gave him refuge o sheltered him in their home

■ refugiarse

v pron

to take refuge

se refugiaron en la embajada they took refuge in the embassy

siempre se refugia en las mismas excusas she always hides behind the same excuses

se refugió en su trabajo he took refuge in his work

refugiarse DE algo to take refuge FROM sth

nos refugiamos del bombardeo en el sótano we took refuge from the bombardment in the basement

se refugiaron de la lluvia debajo de un árbol they sheltered o took shelter from the rain under a tree

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refugiar (conjugate refugiar) verbo transitivo
to give … refuge
refugiarse verbo pronominal
to take refuge;
refugiarse DE algo ‹de bombardeo/ataque› to take refuge from sth;
‹de lluvia/tormenta› to take shelter from sth
refugiar verbo transitivo to give refuge, shelter

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refugiar

♦ vt

to give refuge to

♦ See also the pronominal verb refugiarse

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refugiar vt

: to shelter

♦ See also the reflexive verb refugiarse

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refugiar vb to shelter