tar

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɑːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tɑr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tär)

Inflections of 'tar' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tars
v 3rd person singular
tarring
v pres p
tarred
v past
tarred
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tar n (substance)alquitrán nm
  brea nf
  zopisa nf
  (MX)chapopote nm
 The smoker's lungs were choked with tar.
 Los pulmones del fumador estaban llenos de alquitrán.
tar n (pitch)alquitrán nm
  brea nf
  betún nm
  pez nf
 The workmen poured the tar onto the road surface.
 Los obreros echaron alquitrán sobre la superficie de la carretera.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
tar n colloquial (seaman)marinero nm
  (figurado)lobo de mar loc nom m
 The pub near the docks was full of tars.
 El pub que hay cerca del muelle estaba lleno de marineros.
tar [sth]⇒ vtr (add tar to)alquitranar⇒ vtr
  embrear⇒ vtr
  embetunar⇒ vtr
  (barco)calafatear⇒ vtr
 The workers tarred the road.
 Los trabajadores alquitranaron la carretera.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
coal tar n (black liquid used as dye)alquitrán de hulla loc nom m
creosote,
coal-tar creosote n		 (tar for treating wood)creosota nf
  cresol nm
Note: There are several types of creosotes with different uses. Coal-tar creosote is the most common.
 The dark creosote was all over our hands after we handled the wood.
pine tar n (pitch obtained from pine trees) (de pino)alquitrán nm
 Baseball players sometimes put pine tar on their bats to improve their grip.
 A veces los jugadores de béisbol le ponen alquitrán al bate para mejorar el agarre.
  (de pino)pez nf
 A veces los jugadores de béisbol le ponen pez al bate para mejorar el agarre.
  (de pino)brea nf
 A veces los jugadores de béisbol le ponen brea al bate para mejorar el agarre.
tar and feather [sb] v expr (cover [sb] wtih hot tar and feathers)echar brea y plumas loc verb
tar baby n offensive!, US (sticky situation) (figurado)patata caliente loc nom f
  (figurado)pelota nf
Tar Heel State (geographical nickname) (Carolina del Norte)Tar Heel n propio m
tar paper n (waterproof roofing material) (CL)fonola nf
  tela asfáltica grupo nom
  membrana asfáltica, membrana impermeabilizante grupo nom
  papel asfaltado, cartón asfaltado loc nom m
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Pusimos tela asfáltica debajo de las tejas para impermeabilizar el tejado.
tar sand (geology)arena bituminosa loc nom f
  arena aceitera loc nom f
  arena de petróleo loc nom f
tar [sb] with the same brush,
tar [sb] with the same brush as [sb/sth] v expr		 (attribute same faults to)poner en la misma bolsa loc verb
 I know he's an awful person, but don't tar me with the same brush just because he's my brother!
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'tar' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bitumen - blacktop - creosote - pay - pitch - tar and feather - tarry
Spanish:
alquitrán - alquitranar - bleque - brear - embrear - alquitranado - brea - emplumar - pez - tela asfáltica

Collocations: tar pits, laying new tar on the road, tar and asphalt, more...

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