embargar

v.

1 to seize, to distrain (law).

le han embargado todos sus bienes his property has been seized

2 to overcome.

3 to embargo, to impose an embargo on, to confiscate, to seize.

Ella embargó sus bienes She embargoed his possessions.

4 to claim an embargo against, to file an embargo against.

5 to make an embargo, to distrain, to levy, to attach property by judicial order.

6 to absorb, to captivate.

La película embargó a María The movie absorbed Mary.

7 to be overwhelmed by, to be overcome by.

Nos embargó un sentimiento extraño We were overwhelmed by a strange feeling.

8 to obstruct, to make difficult, to hinder.

Su mala actitud embarga mis planes His bad attitude obstructs my plans.

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embargar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 DERECHO to seize, sequestrate, impound

2 (emociones) to overcome

■ un sentimiento de pena la embargaba she was overcome by grief

■ el dolor embargó mis sentidos my senses were dulled by sorrow

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verb

1) to seize, impound

2) overwhelm

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VT

1) (Jur) to seize, impound

2) [+ sentidos] to overpower, overwhelm

3) (=estorbar) to impede, hinder

4) (=frenar) to restrain

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verbo transitivo

1) <bienes> to seize, to sequestrate (frml); <vehículo> to impound

2)

a) (sobrecoger)

lo embargó la emoción — he was overcome by emotion

la pena que nos embarga — the overwhelming grief we feel

b) (absorber) <tiempo> to take up

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verbo transitivo

1) <bienes> to seize, to sequestrate (frml); <vehículo> to impound

2)

a) (sobrecoger)

lo embargó la emoción — he was overcome by emotion

la pena que nos embarga — the overwhelming grief we feel

b) (absorber) <tiempo> to take up

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embargar [A3 ]

vt

A ‹bienes› to seize, to distrain (frml), to sequestrate (frml); ‹vehículo› to impound

B

1

(sobrecoger): lo embargó la emoción he was overcome o overwhelmed by emotion

la pena que nos embarga a todos the overwhelming grief we all feel

2 (absorber) ‹tiempo› to take up

la música embargaba toda la atención del público the music held the audience spellbound

estaba totalmente embargado en el libro he was totally engrossed o absorbed in his book

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embargar (conjugate embargar) verbo transitivo ‹bienes› to seize, to sequestrate (frml);
‹vehículo› to impound
embargar verbo transitivo
1 Jur (una propiedad, cuenta) to seize, impound
2 (arrebatar, poseer) to fill, overcome: al oírla cantar, me embargó la emoción, when I heard her singing, I was overwhelmed with emotion
'embargar' also found in these entries:
English:
attach
- embargo
- seize

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embargar vt

1. Der [bienes, casa] to seize, Espec to distrain;

[vehículo] to impound; [cuenta bancaria] to freeze;

le han embargado todos sus bienes all his property has been seized

2. [sujeto: emoción, pena, alegría]

la emoción nos embargaba we were overcome with emotion

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embargar

v/t

1 JUR seize

2 fig

overwhelm, overcome

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embargar {52} vt

1) : to seize, to impound

2) : to overwhelm