WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| rodear⇒ vi | (moverse alrededor de algo) | go around vi + prep |
| | | circle⇒ vtr |
| | Rodeamos la montaña y llegamos por fin al lago. |
| | We went around the mountain and at last reached the lake. |
| rodear vi | (tomar un camino indirecto) | go around vi + adv |
| | No tomaron el camino directo, rodearon por el barranco. |
| | They didn't take the direct route; they went around by the cliff. |
| rodear vtr | (poner algo alrededor de otra cosa) (put [sth] around [sth]) | enclose⇒, encircle⇒, surround⇒ vtr |
| | La rodeó con sus brazos y le dio un beso apasionado. |
| | He enclosed her in his arms and kissed her passionately. |
| rodear vtr | (bordear, circunvalar) (form a circle around) | surround⇒, encircle⇒ vtr |
| | Una muralla de diez metros de altura rodea la fortaleza. |
| | A wall ten meters in height surrounds (or: encircles) the fortress. |
| rodear vtr | (sitiar) | surround⇒, encircle⇒ vtr |
| | Las tropas enemigas rodearon la ciudad para asaltarla al anochecer. |
| | The enemy troops surrounded (or: encircled) the city in order to attack it at sundown. |
| rodearse⇒ v prnl | (procurarse) | surround (yourself with)⇒ vtr |
| | Trabajó toda su vida para rodearse de comodidades en la vejez. |
| | She worked all her life so as to surround herself with comforts in her old age. |
| rodearse v prnl | (acompañarse) | surround yourself with v expr |
| | Le gusta rodearse de gente joven. |
| | He loves to surround himself with young people. |
'rodear' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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