cebar
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verb
- to bait
- to fatten, feed
- to charge, load
- to turn on, vent, attack
- to add hot water to the yerba mate
Forms
Present
| I | cebo |
|---|---|
| you | cebas |
| he, she, it | ceba |
| we | cebamos |
| you (plural) | cebáis |
| they | ceban |
Preterite
| I | cebé |
|---|---|
| you | cebaste |
| he, she, it | cebó |
| we | cebamos |
| you (plural) | cebasteis |
| they | cebaron |
Imperfect
| I | cebaba |
|---|---|
| you | cebabas |
| he, she, it | cebaba |
| we | cebábamos |
| you (plural) | cebabais |
| they | cebaban |
Future
| I | cebaré |
|---|---|
| you | cebarás |
| he, she, it | cebará |
| we | cebaremos |
| you (plural) | cebaréis |
| they | cebarán |
Conditional
| I | cebaría |
|---|---|
| you | cebarías |
| he, she, it | cebaría |
| we | cebaríamos |
| you (plural) | cebaríais |
| they | cebarían |
Subjunctive
| I | cebe |
|---|---|
| you | cebes |
| he, she, it | cebe |
| we | cebemos |
| you (plural) | cebéis |
| they | ceben |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | cebara / cebase |
|---|---|
| you | cebaras / cebases |
| he, she, it | cebara / cebase |
| we | cebáramos / cebásemos |
| you (plural) | cebarais / cebaseis |
| they | cebaran / cebasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- El pescador sabe cebar el anzuelo con gusanos.The fisherman knows how to bait the hook with worms.B2Una vez más (6) — Once more (6) (B2)
- Mi abuela ceba el mate como le enseñó su madre argentina.My grandmother prepares the mate the way her Argentinian mother taught her.B2Otra vez, por favor (19) — Once more, please (19) (B2)
- Mi cuñada argentina ceba el mate para todos en el porche.My Argentinian sister-in-law prepares the mate for everyone on the porch.B2Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- alimentarto feed (give food to eat); to feed into, reinforce.
- encarnizarto enrage, infuriate, make cruel; to get furious
- engordarto get fat, grow fat, fatten; to cause to be fatter, fatten
- ensañarto irritate; to enjoy causing pain or discomfort
- fomentarto foster, encourage, promote, advance; to feed, nourish
- rellenarto refill; to fill out/fill in (as a form or data field)