enconar

v.

1 to inflame.

2 to exacerbate, to worsen, to make even worse, to make worse.

Su soberbia enconó la ira de María His pride exacerbated Ann's wrath.

3 to anger, to rankle.

Su soberbia encona a mi padre His pride angers my father.

4 to infect.

La suciedad encona las heridas Dirt infects wounds.

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enconar

► verbo transitivo

1 MEDICINA to inflame

2 figurado to anger

► verbo pronominal enconarse

1 MEDICINA to become inflamed

2 figurado (exasperarse) to get irritated, get angry

3 figurado (discusión) to become heated; (lucha) to become fierce

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1. VT

1) (=encolerizar) to anger, irritate

2) (=enfervorecer) [+ disputa] to inflame, embitter; [+ odio, rencor] to inflame

3) (Med) (=inflamar) to inflame

2.

See:

enconarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <lucha> to intensify; <discusión/ánimos> to inflame

2.

enconarse v pron lucha to become fierce, intensify; discusión to become heated; ánimos to become inflamed

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1.

verbo transitivo <lucha> to intensify; <discusión/ánimos> to inflame

2.

enconarse v pron lucha to become fierce, intensify; discusión to become heated; ánimos to become inflamed

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enconar [A1 ]

vt

‹lucha› to intensify; ‹discusión› to inflame, make … more heated; ‹ánimos› to inflame

■ enconarse

v pron

1 «lucha» to become fierce, intensify; «discusión» to become heated; «ánimos» to become inflamed

la disputa entre los dos se enconó the dispute between the two of them intensified o got worse

2 «herida» to fester, become infected

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enconar

♦ vt

1. [lucha, pelea, conflicto] to intensify, to make more bitter;

[discusión, debate] to make more heated

2. [herida] to inflame

♦ See also the pronominal verb enconarse

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enconar

v/t lucha intensify; discusión inflame

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enconar vt

1) : to irritate, to anger

2) : to inflame

♦ See also the reflexive verb enconarse