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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| impregnar⇒ vtr | (cubrir con sustancia) | impregnate⇒, coat⇒ vtr |
| | Usé aceite de linaza para impregnar los muebles del patio. |
| | I used linseed oil to coat the patio furniture. |
| impregnar vtr | (sustancia: cubrir, empapar) | soak⇒, cover⇒ vtr |
| | La lluvia impregnó rápidamente la tierra seca. |
| | The rain quickly soaked the dry earth. |
impregnar de,
impregnar con vtr + prep | (cubrir con sustancia) | coat⇒, cover⇒ vtr |
| | Para una mejor protección es bueno impregnar la madera de barniz. |
| | For better protection, it's best to cover (or: coat) the wood in veneer. |
| impregnar a alguien de algo vtr + prep | figurado (transmitir algo) | imbue [sb] with, steep [sb] with v expr |
| | | permeate⇒ vtr |
| | El maestro impregnó a sus alumnos de su doctrina. |
| | The teacher imbued (or: steeped) his students with his doctrine. |
impregnarse de,
impregnarse con v prnl + prep | (empaparse, mojarse) | become coated with, become coated by, be coated in v expr |
| | | be soaked with, be soaked by, be soaked in v expr |
| | | be covered with, be covered by, be covered in v expr |
| | Las aves se impregnaron de alquitrán en la playa. |
| | The birds became coated with (or: become coated by) tar at the beach. |
| impregnarse de v prnl + prep | figurado (llenarse de algo) (light) | be soaked in, be bathed in, be filled in v expr |
| | | be permeated with, be pervaded by v expr |
| | Al abrir la persiana, la habitación se impregnó de luz. |
| | Upon opening the curtain, the room was bathed in light. |
| impregnarse de algo v prnl + prep | figurado (adquirir algo) | be influenced by v expr |
| | (quality) | be imbued with, be immersed in v expr |
| | Con su viaje a Francia, el estudiante se impregnó de ideas revolucionarias. |
| | Having traveled to France, she was influenced by their revolutionary ideas. |