WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| velar⇒ vi | (no dormir) | stay up vi + adv |
| | | vi + adv stay awake |
| | | keep [sb] awake v expr |
| | | keep [sb] up v expr |
| | Es malo para tu salud que veles todas las noches. |
| | It's bad for your health to stay up every night. |
| velar por vi + prep | (cuidar con esmero) (ready to help or defend) | watch over, look out for vtr phrasal insep |
| | (protect) | safeguard⇒ vtr |
| | (give care) | look after vtr phrasal insep |
| | Es reconfortante saber que alguien vela por ti. |
| | It's comforting to know that someone is watching over (or: looking out for) you. |
| velar vtr | (difunto: acompañar) (ritually watch over a body) | have a wake v expr |
| | | hold a vigil v expr |
| | Anoche velaron a su tío y hoy será el entierro. |
| | Last night they had a wake for his uncle and today is his funeral. |
| velar vtr | (foto: dañar imagen) (Photography: let light in) | expose⇒ vtr |
| | (film: affected by light) | fog⇒ vi |
| | Abrió la cámara por accidente y veló el rollo. |
| | He opened the camera by accident, and exposed the film. |
| velar vtr | (cubrir con un velo) | cover⇒ vtr |
| | | veil⇒ vtr |
| | (hide) | mask⇒ vtr |
| | (formal) | conceal⇒ vtr |
| | Algunas personas velan su cabello en la calle. |
| | Some people cover their hair when they are out. |
| velarse⇒ v prnl | (foto: borrarse) | fade⇒, fog⇒ vi |
| | Los rollos fotográficos se velan con la luz solar. |
| | Photographic film fades in the sun. |
| velarse v prnl | (cubrirse con velo) | veil⇒, cover⇒ vtr |
| | | veil yourself vtr + refl |
| | | wear a veil v expr |
| | Mi religión dicta que me vele el rostro en público. |
| | My religion states that I must veil (or: cover) my face in public |
| Additional Translations |
| velar adj mf | (Anatomía: del velo del paladar) (Medicine: of the soft palate) | velar adj |
| | (of the palate in general) | palatal adj |
| | La campanilla está en la región velar de la boca. |
| | The uvula is in the velar region of the mouth. |
| velar adj mf | (Fonética: sonido dado en el velo) (phonetics) | velar adj |
| | La «k» es una consonante velar. |
| | K is a velar consonant. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| vela nf | (candela, cilindro de cera) | candle n |
| | Si hay un apagón, prende una vela para no estar a oscuras. |
| | If there is a blackout, light a candle instead of sitting in the dark. |
| vela nf | (tela de mástil de velero) | sail n |
| | A las embarcaciones primitivas se les añadió la vela como sistema de propulsión. |
| | Early mariners added sails to their primitive boats as a means of propulsion. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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