- esterilizar
- v.to sterilize.Elsa esteriliza el biberón Elsa sterilizes the baby's bottle.María esterilizó a su gato Mary sterilized=spayed her cat.* * *esterilizar► verbo transitivo1 to sterilize* * *VT1) (=quitar gérmenes) to sterilize2) (=hacer infértil) [+ persona] to sterilize; [+ animal] to sterilize, neuter* * *verbo transitivo to sterilize* * *verbo transitivo to sterilize* * *esterilizar11 = sterilise [sterilize, -USA].
Ex: Honeybees keep disease at bay by sterilising their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists discover.
esterilizar22 = spay, sterilise [sterilize, -USA].Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.* * *esterilizar [A4 ]vt1 (desinfectar) to sterilize2 ‹persona/animal› to sterilize* * *
esterilizar (conjugate esterilizar) verbo transitivo
to sterilize
esterilizar verbo transitivo to sterilize
venda esterilizada, sterilized bandage
'esterilizar' also found in these entries:
English:
sterilize
* * *esterilizar vt1. [persona, animal] to sterilize2. [instrumental, biberón] to sterilize* * *esterilizarv/t tbpersona sterilize* * *esterilizar {21} vt1) : to sterilize, to disinfect2) : to sterilize (a person), to spay (an animal)♦ esterilización nf
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.