fondear

v.

1 to sound.

2 to anchor.

El barco fondeó ayer The ship anchored yesterday.

3 to settle.

Su sobrino fondeó cerca His nephew settled nearby.

4 to give.

El piso fondeó y caímos The floor gave and we fell.

5 to sound out, to sound, to plumb.

El radar fondeó el barco The radar sounded out the ship.

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fondear

► verbo transitivo

1 (sondear) to sound

2 (registrar) to search

3 figurado (examinar) to get to the bottom of, delve into

► verbo intransitivo

1 to anchor

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1. VT

1) [barco] (=anclar) to anchor; (=registrar) to search

2) [+ profundidad] to sound

3) (=examinar) to examine

4) CAm (=financiar) to provide with money

5) Chile (=ocultar) to hide; (=ahogar) to drown

6) Caribe (=violar) to rape

2.

VI [barco] to anchor, drop anchor

3.

See:

fondearse

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verbo transitivo (Náut) to anchor

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= drop + anchor.

Ex. At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

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verbo transitivo (Náut) to anchor

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= drop + anchor.

Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

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fondear [A1 ]

vt

A (Náut) to anchor

B (Chi) (esconder) to hide

C (Chi) (ahogar) to drown

■ fondearse

v pron

(Chi fam) (esconderse) to go into hiding

se fondeó a estudiar el examen he shut himself away to prepare for the exam (colloq)

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fondear verbo transitivo & vi Náut to anchor
'fondear' also found in these entries:
English:
dock

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fondear

♦ vi

to anchor

♦ vt

1. [barco] to anchor

2. CSur [presos políticos] = to throw from a plane over the sea

♦ See also the pronominal verb fondearse

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fondear

v/t MAR anchor

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fondear vt

1) : to sound

2) : to sound out, to examine

3) Mex : to fund, to finance

fondear vi

anclar: to anchor

♦ See also the reflexive verb fondearse