intimate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations adjective: /ˈɪntɪmət/, verb: /ˈɪntɪmeɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪntəmɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(adj., n. intə mit; v. intə māt′)


Inflections of 'intimate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
intimates
v 3rd person singular
intimating
v pres p
intimated
v past
intimated
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
intimate adj (personal, private)íntimo/a adj
  privado/a adj
 The restaurant was small and had an intimate setting.
 El restaurante era pequeño y tenía un ambiente íntimo.
intimate adj (sexually close) (sexual)intimidad nf
 Josh's mom was angry with him because he and his girlfriend were intimate before marriage.
 La madre de Josh estaba enfadada con él porque él y su novia tuvieron intimidad antes del matrimonio.
intimate adj (genital)íntimo/a adj
 The wipes are for keeping your intimate area clean.
 Las toallas húmedas son para mantener limpias tus partes íntimas.
intimate adj (knowledge: personal) (conocimiento)íntimo/a adj
  profundo/a adj
 Kate was a private person and didn't like revealing intimate details about her life.
 Kate era una persona reservada y no le gustaba revelar detalles íntimos sobre su vida.
intimate adj (friend: close) (amigo)íntimo/a adj
  cercano/a adj
 Jen only had a few intimate friends.
 Jen solo tenía unos pocos amigos íntimos.
intimate [sth] vtr (suggest, imply)dar a entender loc verb
  sugerir vtr
 Pam intimated to Jon that his wife might be cheating on him.
 Pam le dio a entender a Jon que su mujer podía estar engañándole.
intimate,
intimate that
vtr
(with clause: suggest)dar a entender que loc verb
  sugerir que vtr + pron
 Sarah's comments intimated that there could be an opportunity for advancement.
 Los comentarios de Sarah daban a entender que había la posibilidad de un ascenso.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
intimate adj (thorough)absoluto/a adj
  sólido/a adj
  cabal adj mf
 Dan had an intimate understanding of the subject matter.
 Dan tenía un entendimiento absoluto de la importancia del asunto.
intimate adj UK (intrinsic)intrínseco/a adj
 Nancy's style was an intimate part of her personality.
 El estilo de Nancy era intrínseco a su personalidad.
intimate n (confidant)íntimo, íntima nm, nf + adj
  amigo íntimo, amiga íntima nm, nf + adj
 Sean didn't have a lot of intimates, and was sad when his best friend moved away.
 Sean no tenía muchos íntimos, y se puso triste cuando su mejor amigo se mudó.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
intimate acquaintance n (close friend)persona cercana nf + adj
  amigo íntimo, amiga íntima nm, nf + adj
 Emma is my intimate acquaintance.
 Emma es una persona cercana.
intimate friend n ([sb] close, confidant)amigo íntimo loc nom m
 He's the kind of intimate friend to whom I could tell all my secrets.
intimate friendship n (close relationship)amistad íntima nf
 After two years of intimate friendship, the couple announced that they had decided to get married.
be on intimate terms with [sb] expr (have close relationship) (tener relación cercana)ser íntimo expr
 Rachel was on intimate terms with Molly, and they knew all of each other's secrets.
intimate with [sb] adj (sexually involved: with [sb](sexualmente)intimar con alguien loc verb
  tener relaciones con alguien loc verb
  tener sexo con alguien loc verb
 It's never a good idea to become intimate with someone you work with.
 Nunca es buena idea intimar con los compañeros de trabajo.
intimate with [sb] adj (close friends: with [sb])íntimo de alguien loc adj
  tener amistad cercana con alguien loc verb
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