WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| encender⇒ vtr | (algo: hacer que funcione) | turn on vtr phrasal sep |
| | | switch on vtr phrasal sep |
| | (electronics) | power on vtr phrasal sep |
| | (informal) | power up vtr phrasal sep |
| | Enciende la radio que quiero oír las noticias. |
| | Turn on the radio because I want to hear the news. |
| encender vtr | (prender fuego) (fire, gas appliance) | light⇒, start⇒ vtr |
| | (wooden torch) | light⇒, ignite⇒ vtr |
| | Encendió la chimenea porque tenía frío. |
| | She lit a fire in the fireplace because she was cold. |
| encenderse⇒ v prnl | (aparato: empezar a funcionar) | turn on, switch on vi phrasal |
| | El teléfono se enciende si le conectas el cargador. |
| encenderse v prnl | (arder, quemarse) | catch fire vi + v past p |
| | | be lit vi + v past p |
| | | ignite⇒ vi |
| | Los leños se encendieron cuando los arrojé a la chimenea. |
| | The logs caught fire when I threw them into the fireplace. |
| Additional Translations |
| encenderse v prnl | (ruborizarse, sonrojarse) (face, cheeks) | light up vi phrasal |
| | | turn red vi + adj |
| | (person) | blush⇒ vtr |
| | ¿Te gustaba Armando, verdad? Tu cara se encendía cuando lo veías. |
| | You like Armando, don't you? Your face lit up every time you saw him. |
| encenderse v prnl | (avivarse una emoción) (literary) | ignite⇒, rouse⇒ vtr |
| | | cause⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | provoke⇒ vtr |
| | El juego hizo que se encendieran las pasiones en el estadio. |
| | The game ignited (or: roused) passions among the fans at the stadium |
| encender⇒ vtr | (avivar un sentimiento) (sentiment) | stir⇒, arouse⇒ vtr |
| | | stir up vtr phrasal insep |
| | Sus críticas encendieron la ira de los presentes. |
| | His remarks stirred the anger of those present. |