entrañar

Spanish

Etymology

From entraña + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /entɾaˈɲaɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪ɾaˈɲaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧tra‧ñar

Verb

entrañar (first-person singular present entraño, first-person singular preterite entrañé, past participle entrañado)

  1. (transitive) to involve, to entail, to contain
    • 1912 December 13, Ramiro de Maeztu, “Sobre el arte inmoral y la pornografía”, in Heraldo de Madrid:
      Ello entraña cierto castigo para los autores y expendedores de estas obras.
      That entails some kind of punishment for the authors and vendors of those works.
    • 2016 December 25, “Sin niebla”, in Juventud Rebelde:
      Luego de ver el armón glorioso que transportó a un Fidel hecho Sol, con todo el simbolismo que esto entraña, pienso en el mágico torbellino que él nos deja.
      After seeing the glorious caisson which transported a Fidel while it was sunny, with all the symbolism which this entailed, I think about the magic whirlwind which he has left us.
  2. (transitive) to imply, to pose, to give rise, to carry (especially risks, difficulties, responsibilities)
    Mi trabajo entraña muchas responsabilidades.
    My job carries with it many responsibilities.
    entraña mucho riesgo
    it involves a lot of risk
    Synonym: conllevar

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