velar

adj.

velar (anatomy & linguistics).

La región velar es muy sensible The velar region is very sensitive.

v.

1 to watch over, to watch.

María vela al chico Mary watches over the boy.

2 to stay awake, to stay up, to be up late, to keep vigil.

María velaba todas las noches Mary stood awake every night.

3 to see to it.

Mi padre veló siempre My father saw to it always.

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velar

► adjetivo

1 LINGÚÍSTICA velar

► nombre femenino

1 LINGÚÍSTICA velar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cubrir con velo) to veil

2 figurado (cubrir) to hide, cover, veil

3 (fotografía) to fog, expose

4 (pintura) to glaze

► verbo pronominal velarse

1 (fotografía) to become fogged, get exposed

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velar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (no dormir) to stay awake; (no acostarse) to stay up

2 figurado (cuidar) to watch (por, over), look (por, after)

■ velaron por él they looked after him

3 (hacer guardia) to keep watch

4 RELIGIÓN to keep vigil

► verbo transitivo

1 (enfermo) to sit up with, watch over; (muerto) to keep vigil over

■ velaron a su hija they sat up with their daughter

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verb

to veil

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I

1. VT

1) [+ enfermo] to sit up with; [+ muerto] to keep vigil over

2) (Mil) to watch, keep watch over

3) (LAm) (=codiciar) to look covetously at

2. VI

1) † (=permanecer despierto) to stay awake, go without sleep

2)

velar por algo/algn — (=cuidar) to look after sth/sb

velaba por la salud de sus hijos — she looked after her children's health

nadie vela por mis intereses — nobody watches over my interests

tendremos que velar por que esto no se repita — we'll have to see to it o ensure that this doesn't happen again

3) (Rel) to keep vigil

4) [arrecife] to appear

II

1. VT

1) (Fot) to fog

2) liter (=cubrir con un velo) to veil

3) liter (=ocultar) to conceal

2.

See:

velarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <difunto> to hold a wake over

lo velaron en su casa — they held the wake at his home

b) <enfermo> to watch over

2) <película> to fog, expose; <crítica> to mask, veil

2.

velar vi

1) (permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake

2) (cuidar)

velar por algo/alguien — to watch over something/somebody

un organismo que vela por los derechos de ... — an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of ...

3.

velarse v pron película to get fogged o exposed

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= velar.

Ex. Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.

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* velar de que = see to it that.

* velar por = look after, keep + a vigil on, see to.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <difunto> to hold a wake over

lo velaron en su casa — they held the wake at his home

b) <enfermo> to watch over

2) <película> to fog, expose; <crítica> to mask, veil

2.

velar vi

1) (permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake

2) (cuidar)

velar por algo/alguien — to watch over something/somebody

un organismo que vela por los derechos de ... — an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of ...

3.

velarse v pron película to get fogged o exposed

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= velar.

Ex: Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.

* velar de que = see to it that.

* velar por = look after, keep + a vigil on, see to.

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velar¹

adjective

velar

velar² [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹difunto› to keep (a) vigil over, hold a wake over

lo van a velar en su casa they're going to hold the wake at his home

lo velaron en el Congreso his body lay in state in the Congress building

2 ‹enfermo›

pasó la noche velando a su padre he spent the night at his father's bedside o watching over his father

la veló todo el tiempo que estuvo enferma he watched over her o he never left her bedside throughout the whole of her illness

B ‹película› to fog, expose

C ‹crítica› to mask, veil

■ velar

vi

A (permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake

B (cuidar) velar POR algo/algn:

hemos de velar por que se respeten estas normas we must ensure that o see to it that these regulations are observed

velamos por su bienestar we look after their welfare

un organismo que vela por los derechos de los niños an organization which safeguards o protects the rights of children

desde que murió su padre él vela por toda la familia since their father died he has looked after o watched over the interests of the whole family

■ velarse

v pron

«película» to get fogged o exposed

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velar (conjugate velar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹difunto› to hold a wake over

b) ‹enfermo› to watch over

2 ‹película› to fog, expose
verbo intransitivo
1 (permanecer despierto) to stay up o awake
2 (cuidar) velar por algo/algn to watch over sth/sb
velarse verbo pronominal [película] to get fogged o exposed
velar 1
I verbo intransitivo
1 (cuidar, vigilar) to watch [por, over]
velar por los intereses de alguien, to watch over sb's interests
2 (permanecer despierto) to stay awake
II vtr (a un enfermo) to keep watch
(a un muerto) to hold a wake for
velar 2 Fot verbo transitivo to blur
'velar' also found in these entries:
English:
veil
- vigil
- watch

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velar¹ adj

Anat & Ling velar

velar²

♦ vi

1. [cuidar]

velan por la salud de los ciudadanos they keep a watch on o look after the health of the nation's citizens;

velan por la seguridad del Estado they are responsible for national security;

veló por que se cumpliera el acuerdo he saw to it o ensured that the agreement was kept

2. [no dormir] to stay awake

♦ vt

1. [de noche] [muerto] to keep a vigil over;

[enfermo] to sit up with;

pasó la noche velando a su hijo enfermo she sat up all night watching over her sick child;

velar las armas to carry out the vigil of arms

2. [ocultar] to mask, to veil

3. [carrete] to damage by exposure to light, to fog

♦ See also the pronominal verb velarse

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velar

I v/i

:

velar por algo look after sth

II v/t

1 enfermo sit up with, watch over; cadáver keep vigil over

2 FOT fog

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velar vt

1) : to hold a wake over

2) : to watch over, to sit up with

3) : to blur, to expose (a photo)

4) : to veil, to conceal

velar vi

1) : to stay awake

2)

velar por : to watch over, to look after

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velar vb (cuidar) to look after