empañarse

empañarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (cristal) to steam up

2 figurado (honor etc) to become tainted, become tarnished

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VPR

1) [cristales, gafas] to get steamed up, mist over; [voz] to falter

se le empañaron los ojos de lágrimas — tears welled up in her eyes

2) [reputación] to get tarnished

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(v.) = blur

Ex. Much of what is written about the information society is blurred by vague definitions.

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(v.) = blur

Ex: Much of what is written about the information society is blurred by vague definitions.

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■empañarse vr (una superficie) to steam up
2 (la reputación) to become tarnished: su popularidad se empañó por su mal carácter, his popularity was tarnished because of his unpleasant nature
3 (de lágrimas) sus ojos se empañaron por la tristeza, her eyes welled up
'empañarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empañar
English:
fog
- steam up
- mist
- steam

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vpr

1. [cristal, ventana, espejo] to mist up, to steam up

2. [reputación, imagen, historial] to become tarnished;

[felicidad] to be spoiled

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empañarse

v/r de vidrio steam up, mist up

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empañarse vb to get steamed up

se me han empañado las gafas my glasses have got steamed up