embarrancar

v.

1 to run aground.

2 to bog down.

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embarrancar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo intransitivo

1 MARÍTIMO to run aground

2 figurado to get bogged down

► verbo pronominal embarrancarse

1 MARÍTIMO to run aground

2 figurado to get bogged down

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1. VT VI

1) (Náut) to run aground

2) (Aut) to run into a ditch

2.

See:

embarrancarse

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verbo intransitivo, embarrancarse verbo pronominal (Náut) to run aground; vehículo to get bogged down

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= beach, run + aground.

Ex. Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.

Ex. This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

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verbo intransitivo, embarrancarse verbo pronominal (Náut) to run aground; vehículo to get bogged down

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= beach, run + aground.

Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.

Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

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embarrancar [A2 ]

vi

1 (Náut) to run aground

2 «vehículo» to get bogged down, get stuck in the mud

el proyecto de ley está embarrancado the bill has got(ten) bogged down

■ embarrancarse

v pron

1 (Náut) to run aground

2 «vehículo» to get bogged down, get stuck in the mud

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embarrancar

♦ vi

1. [barco] to run aground

2. [en dificultad] to get bogged down

♦ See also the pronominal verb embarrancarse

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embarrancar

v/i MAR run aground

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embarrancar {72} vi

1) : to run aground

2) : to get bogged down