WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| encarnar⇒ vtr | (representar) (character) | embody⇒, incarnate⇒ vtr |
| | (role) | play⇒ vtr |
| | (imitate) | impersonate⇒ vtr |
| | En la obra encarnaba a un Dios místico. |
| | In the play he embodied a mystical God. |
| encarnar vtr | (personificar) (abstract idea) | personify⇒ vtr |
| | | embody⇒ vtr |
| | | incarnate⇒ vtr |
| | Ese demonio de niño encarna la maldad personificada. |
| | That demon of a child personifies pure evil. |
| encarnar vi | (cicatrizar) | scar over vi phrasal |
| | | form a scar vtr + n |
| | (become healthy) | heal⇒ vi |
| | La herida encarnaba a medida que iba pasando el tiempo. |
| | The wound scarred over as time passed. |
| encarnarse⇒ v prnl | (materializarse) (religious) | become incarnate vi + adj |
| | | take on flesh v expr |
| | (living being) | take human form, take animal form vtr + n |
| | (non-living thing) | take material form vtr + n |
| | El hijo de Dios se encarnó en hombre. |
| | The son of God became incarnate as a man. |
| encarnarse v prnl | (uña: enterrarse) | become ingrown vi + adj |
| | Tomás fue al médico porque se le encarnaba la uña y le dolía mucho. |
| | Thomas went to the doctor because his nail had become ingrown and was causing him a lot of pain. |
| encarnarse v prnl | (caza: cebarse) | get bloodthirsty v expr |
| | | eat the prey v expr |
| | El cazador alimenta a sus perros antes de salir de caza de manera que no se encarnen. |
| | The hunter feeds his dogs before going out to hunt so that they don't get bloodthirsty. |