Etymology
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From en- + frasco + -ar.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /enfɾasˈkaɾ/ [ẽɱ.fɾasˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: en‧fras‧car
enfrascar (first-person singular present enfrasco, first-person singular preterite enfrasqué, past participle enfrascado)
- (transitive) to bottle, (put in a bottle)
- (reflexive) to be deeply engaged or absorbed in (work, etc.)
1605, Miguel de Cervantes, “Capítulo I”, in El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha, Primera parte:En resolución, él se enfrascó tanto en su letura, que se le pasaban las noches leyendo de claro en claro, y los días de turbio en turbio; y así, del poco dormir y del mucho leer, se le secó el celebro de manera que vino a perder el juicio.- In short, he became so absorbed in his books that he spent his nights from sunset to sunrise, and his days from dawn to dark, poring over them; and what with little sleep and much reading his brains got so dry that he lost his wits.
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of enfrascar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive enfrascar
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dative
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enfrascarme
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enfrascarte
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enfrascarle, enfrascarse
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enfrascarnos
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enfrascaros
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enfrascarles, enfrascarse
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accusative
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enfrascarme
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enfrascarte
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enfrascarlo, enfrascarla, enfrascarse
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enfrascarnos
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enfrascaros
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enfrascarlos, enfrascarlas, enfrascarse
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with gerund enfrascando
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dative
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enfrascándome
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enfrascándote
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enfrascándole, enfrascándose
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enfrascándonos
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enfrascándoos
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enfrascándoles, enfrascándose
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accusative
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enfrascándome
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enfrascándote
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enfrascándolo, enfrascándola, enfrascándose
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enfrascándonos
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enfrascándoos
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enfrascándolos, enfrascándolas, enfrascándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enfrasca
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dative
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enfráscame
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enfráscate
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enfráscale
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enfráscanos
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not used
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enfráscales
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accusative
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enfráscame
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enfráscate
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enfráscalo, enfráscala
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enfráscanos
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not used
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enfráscalos, enfráscalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative enfrascá
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dative
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enfrascame
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enfrascate
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enfrascale
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enfrascanos
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not used
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enfrascales
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accusative
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enfrascame
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enfrascate
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enfrascalo, enfrascala
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enfrascanos
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not used
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enfrascalos, enfrascalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enfrasque
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dative
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enfrásqueme
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not used
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enfrásquele, enfrásquese
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enfrásquenos
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not used
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enfrásqueles
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accusative
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enfrásqueme
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not used
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enfrásquelo, enfrásquela, enfrásquese
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enfrásquenos
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not used
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enfrásquelos, enfrásquelas
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with first-person plural imperative enfrasquemos
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dative
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not used
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enfrasquémoste
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enfrasquémosle
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enfrasquémonos
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enfrasquémoos
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enfrasquémosles
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accusative
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not used
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enfrasquémoste
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enfrasquémoslo, enfrasquémosla
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enfrasquémonos
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enfrasquémoos
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enfrasquémoslos, enfrasquémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative enfrascad
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dative
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enfrascadme
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not used
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enfrascadle
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enfrascadnos
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enfrascaos
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enfrascadles
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accusative
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enfrascadme
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not used
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enfrascadlo, enfrascadla
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enfrascadnos
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enfrascaos
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enfrascadlos, enfrascadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative enfrasquen
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dative
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enfrásquenme
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not used
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enfrásquenle
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enfrásquennos
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not used
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enfrásquenles, enfrásquense
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accusative
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enfrásquenme
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not used
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enfrásquenlo, enfrásquenla
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enfrásquennos
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not used
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enfrásquenlos, enfrásquenlas, enfrásquense
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