What does abrigue in Spanish mean?

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

The word abrigue in Spanish means wrap up warm, have, cherish, protect, shelter, wrap up warm, wrap yourself up, take shelter, take refuge. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word abrigue

wrap up warm

(resguardar del frío) (outer clothes)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La maestra abrigaba a los niños al salir al patio.
She wrapped the children up warm when they went out to the playground.

have, cherish

verbo transitivo (albergar deseos)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Pedro abrigaba esperanzas de ver a su nieto otra vez.
She had (or: cherished) hopes of seeing her grandson once more.

protect, shelter

verbo transitivo (resguardar la nave)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El temporal hizo que el capitán abrigara la nave en puerto.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The captain directed his ship toward a quiet harbor to protect it from the approaching storm.

wrap up warm, wrap yourself up

verbo pronominal (defenderse del frío)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan se abrigó antes de salir del bar.
He wrapped himself up before leaving the bar.

take shelter, take refuge

verbo pronominal (figurado (ampararse)

Laura se abrigó en sus amigos cuando la dejó su marido.
She took refuge in her friends when her husband left her.

Let's learn Spanish

So now that you know more about the meaning of abrigue in Spanish, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Spanish.

Do you know about Spanish

Spanish (español), also known as Castilla, is a language of the Iberian-Romance group of the Romance languages, and the 4th most common language in the world according to Some sources, while others list it as a 2nd or 3rd most common language. It is the mother tongue of about 352 million people, and is spoken by 417 million people when adding its speakers as a language. sub (estimated in 1999). Spanish and Portuguese have very similar grammar and vocabulary; The number of similar vocabulary of these two languages is up to 89%. Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries around the world. It is estimated that the total number of speakers of Spanish is between 470 and 500 million, making it the second most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.