velar - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Verbs

to guard so. (or: sth.)  | guarded, guarded |	velar algo (or: a alguien)
to sentinel so. (or: sth.)  | sentineled/sentinelled, sentineled/sentinelledsentineled/sentinelled |	velar algo (or: a alguien)
to watch so. (or: sth.)  | watched, watched |	velar algo (or: a alguien)
to watch over so. (or: sth.)  | watched, watched |	velar por algo (or: alguien)
to cosset so.  | cosseted, cosseted |	velar a alguien   - a un enfermo
to shepherd so.  | shepherded, shepherded |	velar a alguien   - a un enfermo
to overlay sth. (with sth.)  | overlaid, overlaid |	velar algo (con algo)   - tapar
to draw the curtain over sth.	velar algo
to hide sth.  | hid, hidden/hid |	velar algo
to obscure sth.  | obscured, obscured |	velar algo
to cover sth. ⇔  up  | covered, covered |	velar algo
to fake sth.  | faked, faked |	velar algo
to veil sth.  | veiled, veiled |	velar algo
to disguise sth.  | disguised, disguised |   - hide	velar algo

Adjectives / Adverbs

velar  adj. [LING.]

velar   [Phonetics]

Phrases / Collocations

to be broke  | was, been |	estar a dos velas [fig.] [coll.]
to be flat broke	estar a dos velas [fig.] [coll.]
to be out of pocket	estar a dos velas [fig.] [coll.]
to be penniless	estar a dos velas [fig.] [coll.]
to be skint  | was, been | (Brit.) [coll.]	estar a dos velas [fig.] [coll.]
to be strapped for cash	estar a dos velas [fig.] [coll.]
to be on a shoestring	estar a dos velas [fig.] [coll.]
to be broke  | was, been |	quedarse a dos velas [fig.]
to be out of pocket	quedarse a dos velas [fig.]
to go away empty-handed	quedarse a dos velas [fig.]
to brush sth. under the carpet	correr un tupido velo sobre algo [fig.]
to draw the curtain over sth.	correr un tupido velo sobre algo [fig.]
to sweep sth. under the carpet	correr un tupido velo sobre algo [fig.]
cakeism (Brit.) [coll.]	encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [fig.]
to have one's cake and eat it, too	encender una vela a Dios y otra al diablo [fig.]

Orthographically similar words

helar, pelar, telar, vedar, vejar, vela, velur, vetar, volar

Related search terms

vigilar, custodiar, cuidar