opacar

v.

to obscure, to becloud, to screen, to dim.

La luna eclipsó al sol The moon eclipsed the sun.

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LAm

1. VT

1) (=hacer opaco) to make opaque; (=oscurecer) to darken; (=empañar) to mist up; (=deslustrar) to dull, tarnish

2) [+ persona] to outshine, overshadow

2.

See:

opacarse

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verbo transitivo (AmL)

a) (hacer opaco) to make ... opaque; (oscurecer) to darken

b) (deslucir) to mar

que nada opaque su recuerdo — let nothing darken her memory

c) (anular) to overshadow

su personalidad me opacaba — I was overshadowed by her personality

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verbo transitivo (AmL)

a) (hacer opaco) to make ... opaque; (oscurecer) to darken

b) (deslucir) to mar

que nada opaque su recuerdo — let nothing darken her memory

c) (anular) to overshadow

su personalidad me opacaba — I was overshadowed by her personality

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opacar [A2 ]

vt

(AmL)

1 (hacer opaco) to make … opaque; (oscurecer) to darken

vidrios opacados por la suciedad windows so dirty that you couldn't see through them

2 (deslucir) to mar

los disturbios opacaron su visita the riots cast a shadow over o marred her visit

que nada opaque su recuerdo let nothing darken her memory

su actuación se vio opacada por algunas fallas técnicas her performance was marred by technical problems

3 (anular) to overshadow

la personalidad tan fuerte de su hermana la opacaba she was overshadowed by her sister's strong personality

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opacar vt

Am

1. [quitar brillo] to mar;

su ausencia opacó las celebraciones his absence cast a shadow over o marred the celebrations

2. [oscurecer] to darken, to dull;

el polvo opacaba el brillo de la platería the dust dulled the silverware

3. [eclipsar] to overshadow, to outshine;

su belleza opacaba a todas las demás modelos she outshone all the other models in her beauty, her beauty put all the other models in the shade

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opacar

v/t L.Am.

darken, cast a shadow over

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opacar {72} vt

1) : to make opaque or dull

2) : to outshine, to overshadow