nimbar

Spanish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nimˈbaɾ/ [nĩmˈbaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: nim‧bar

Verb

nimbar (first-person singular present nimbo, first-person singular preterite nimbé, past participle nimbado)

  1. to aureole; to halo
    • 1926, Roberto Arlt, “Los ladrones”, in El juguete rabioso:
      Nuestras pupilas estaban limpias de inquietud, osaría decir que nos nimbaba la frente un halo de soberbia y audacia.
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    • 2015 July 31, “Llanes en 32 playas”, in El País:
      Así se abre el paseo por la base de los cantiles, acercándonos a los castros nimbados de bruma, cerca de donde imparten clases de surf (www.sanmarsurfboards.com ).
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