encartar

v.

1 to outlaw, to proscribe.

La sociedad encarta ese comportamiento Society outlaws that behavior.

2 to summon to judgment.

3 to include, to enrol.

4 to enter in the register of taxes.

5 to be unable to discard in a game (naipes).

6 to arraign, to bring before a Court, to call to account, to implicate.

La jueza encarta a los testigos The judge arraigns witnesses

7 to enroll, to register.

La universidad encartó pocos alumnos The university enrolled few students

8 to include in a publication.

Ella encarta el chisme She includes the gossip in a publication.

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encartar

► verbo transitivo

1 DERECHO (proscribir) to proscribe, outlaw, ban; (encausar) to indict

2 (incluir en libro) to insert

3 (implicar) to involve, implicate

4 (naipes) to lead

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1. VT

1) (Jur) to summon

2) (=proscribir) to outlaw

3) (=registrar) to enrol, enroll (EEUU)

2.

VI (Naipes) to lead

3.

See:

encartarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Esp) (Der) to indict, commit ... for trial

2) (Col fam) (encajar)

encartar a alguien con algo — to saddle o land somebody with something (colloq)

2.

encartarse v pron

1) (en naipes) to pick up (cards)

2) (Col fam) (clavarse)

encartarse con algo/alguien — to get stuck o saddled with something/somebody (colloq)

ahora tengo que encartarme con estos librotes a la biblioteca — now I have to hump these great big books over to the library (colloq)

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Esp) (Der) to indict, commit ... for trial

2) (Col fam) (encajar)

encartar a alguien con algo — to saddle o land somebody with something (colloq)

2.

encartarse v pron

1) (en naipes) to pick up (cards)

2) (Col fam) (clavarse)

encartarse con algo/alguien — to get stuck o saddled with something/somebody (colloq)

ahora tengo que encartarme con estos librotes a la biblioteca — now I have to hump these great big books over to the library (colloq)

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encartar [A1 ]

vt

A (Esp) (Der) to indict, commit … for trial

B (Col fam) (encajar) encartar a algn CON algo; to saddle o land sb WITH sth (colloq), to lumber sb WITH sth (BrE colloq)

■ encartarse

v pron

A (en naipes) to pick up, pick up cards

B (Col fam) (clavarse) encartarse CON algo/algn; to get stuck o saddled WITH sth/sb (colloq)

estoy encartada con una licuadora que no funciona I'm stuck o saddled with a liquidizer that doesn't work

y ahora tengo que encartarme con estos librotes a la biblioteca and now I have to hump o lug these great big books over to the library (colloq)

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encartar

♦ vt

1. Der [procesar] to indict

2. [naipes] to lead

♦ See also the pronominal verb encartarse