untar

v.

1 to smear (piel, cara).

untar el paté en el pan to spread the pâté on the bread

María untó su cara Mary smeared her face.

2 to grease the palm of, to bribe (informal) (sobornar).

3 to spread, to spread out, to dab, to grease.

Lisa unta el queso crema Lisa spreads the cream cheese.

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untar

► verbo transitivo

1 to grease, smear

■ untar pan con mantequilla to spread butter on bread

2 familiar (sobornar) to bribe

► verbo pronominal untarse

1 familiar (enriquecerse) to line one's pockets, feather one's nest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

untarse de algo to get something all over one

■ se había untado de grasa he'd got grease all over him

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verb

1) to smear

2) bribe

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1. VT

1) (=cubrir) to smear, rub (con, de with)

(Med) to anoint, rub (con, de with) (Mec etc) to grease, oil

untar su pan en la salsa — to dip o soak one's bread in the gravy

untar el pan con mantequilla — to spread butter on one's bread

untar los dedos de tinta — to smear ink on one's fingers, smear one's fingers with ink

2) * (=sobornar) to bribe, grease the palm of

2.

See:

untarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (cubrir)

untar las galletas con miel — spread honey on the cookies

se unta el molde con mantequilla — grease the cake tin (with butter)

b) (empapar)

untar algo en algo — to dip something in something

untó el pan en la salsa — he dipped his bread in the sauce

2) (fam) (sobornar) to bribe

2.

untarse v pron

a) (ensuciarse)

se untó las manos de pintura — he got paint all over his hands

b) (ponerse)

se untó los hombros con bronceador — she rubbed suntan lotion on her shoulders

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= smear.

Ex. Virus suspension was also smeared on their wings and claws.

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* aderezo de untar = rub.

* adobo de untar = rub.

* aliño de untar = rub.

* cuchillo de untar mantequilla = butter knife.

* queso para untar = cream cheese.

* untar frotando = rub.

* untar la mano = grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm.

* untar mantequilla = butter.

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (cubrir)

untar las galletas con miel — spread honey on the cookies

se unta el molde con mantequilla — grease the cake tin (with butter)

b) (empapar)

untar algo en algo — to dip something in something

untó el pan en la salsa — he dipped his bread in the sauce

2) (fam) (sobornar) to bribe

2.

untarse v pron

a) (ensuciarse)

se untó las manos de pintura — he got paint all over his hands

b) (ponerse)

se untó los hombros con bronceador — she rubbed suntan lotion on her shoulders

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= smear.

Ex: Virus suspension was also smeared on their wings and claws.

* aderezo de untar = rub.

* adobo de untar = rub.

* aliño de untar = rub.

* cuchillo de untar mantequilla = butter knife.

* queso para untar = cream cheese.

* untar frotando = rub.

* untar la mano = grease + Posesivo + palm, oil + Posesivo + palm.

* untar mantequilla = butter.

* volver a untar grasa al cojinete = repack + bearing.

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untar [A1 ]

vt

A (cubrir) untar algo DE or CON algo:

untar las galletas con miel spread honey on the cookies, spread the cookies with honey

se unta el molde con mantequilla grease the cake tin (with butter)

untó el eje de or con grasa he greased the axle

B (fam) (sobornar) to bribe

■ untarse

v pron

(ensuciarse) untarse DE or CON algo:

se untó todas las manos de bronceador he got suntan lotion all over his hands

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untar (conjugate untar) verbo transitivo

a) (cubrir):

◊ untar las galletas con miel spread honey on the cookies;

se unta el molde con mantequilla grease the cake tin (with butter)

b) (empapar) untar algo en algo to dip sth in sth

untarse verbo pronominal

a) (ensuciarse):

◊ se untó las manos de pintura he got paint all over his hands

b) (ponerse):

◊ se untó los hombros con bronceador she rubbed suntan lotion on her shoulders

untar verbo transitivo
1 (el pan, la tostada) to spread
(un molde, una bandeja, etc) to grease
2 fam pey (sobornar) to bribe
'untar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engrasar
- extender
- queso
English:
butter
- smear
- spread
- thick
- cream

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untar

♦ vt

1. [mantequilla, crema] to spread;

una margarina más fácil de untar a margarine that's easier to spread;

untar el pan con paté to spread pâté on the bread;

untar el molde con mantequilla butter the baking tin

2. [piel, cara] to smear (con o de with)

3. Fam [sobornar] to grease the palm of, to bribe;

untarle la mano a alguien to grease sb's palm

♦ See also the pronominal verb untarse

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untar

v/t

1 spread

2

:

untar a alguien fam (sobornar) grease s.o.’s palm

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untar vt

1) : to anoint

2) : to smear, to grease

3) : to bribe

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untar vb to spread [pt. & pp. spread]

untó la tostada con mantequilla he spread butter on the toast