entrañar

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From entraña +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to contain or carry (certain abstract thing) within oneself

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From entraña +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /entɾaˈɲaɾ/
  • 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)
    Synonym: conllevar
    Mi trabajo entraña muchas responsabilidades.
    My job carries with it many responsibilities.
    entraña mucho riesgo
    it involves a lot of risk

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