What does groom in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word groom in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use groom in Spanish.

The word groom in Spanish means lamerse, acicalarse, cepillar, arreglar, arreglarse, preparar a, preparar a alguien para, establecer vínculo emocional con un menor de edad para abusar de él, novio, mozo de cuadra, los novios. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word groom

lamerse

intransitive verb (animal: clean its hair)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
My cat spends half his time grooming, and the other half sleeping.
Mi gato se pasa la mitad del tiempo lamiéndose y la otra mitad durmiendo.

acicalarse

transitive verb and reflexive pronoun (animal: clean its hair)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
The ape groomed itself.
El simio se acicaló.

cepillar

transitive verb (clean an animal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
The stable worker groomed the horse after her ride.
El trabajador del establo cepilló al caballo después del viaje.

arreglar

transitive verb (person: brush hair)

(verbo transitivo: Verbo que requiere de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda").)
While Fred groomed his beard, Jane got dressed.
Mientras Fred se arreglaba la barba, Jane se vestía.

arreglarse

transitive verb and reflexive pronoun (person: make yourself neat)

(verbo pronominal: Verbo que se conjuga con un pronombre átono ("me", "te", "se") que concuerda con el sujeto ("lavarse", "irse", "enojarse"). )
My brother spends hours grooming himself before a date.
Mi hermano pasa horas arreglándose antes de una cita.

preparar a

transitive verb (figurative (prepare: [sb] for [sth])

The university groomed their top students to become rich and powerful.
La universidad preparó a sus mejores estudiantes para ser ricos y poderosos.

preparar a alguien para

(figurative (prepare: [sb] for [sth])

(locución verbal: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como verbo ("sacar fuerzas de flaqueza", "acusar recibo").)
The manager groomed Jeff for the sales position.
El director preparó a Jeff para el puesto de vendedor.

establecer vínculo emocional con un menor de edad para abusar de él

transitive verb (figurative (pedophile: sexually)

(locución verbal: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como verbo ("sacar fuerzas de flaqueza", "acusar recibo").)
The offender had been grooming children online.
El acusado ha estado estableciendo vínculos emocionales en línea con menores de esas para abusar de ellos.

novio

noun (bridegroom: man on his wedding day) (boda)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
The groom stood at the front of the aisle, waiting for his bride.
El novio se paró al final del altar, esperando a la novia.

mozo de cuadra

noun (stable worker: horse groomer)

(locución nominal masculina: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como sustantivo masculino ("ojo de buey", "agua mala").)
Elise worked at the stables as a groom in exchange for riding lessons.
Elise trabajaba como mozo de cuadra en un establo a cambio de clases de montar.

los novios

noun (woman and man on their wedding day) (boda)

The bride and groom were showered in confetti as they left the church.
Bañaron a los novios en confeti cuando salían de la iglesia.

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