What does embarque in Spanish mean?

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

The word embarque in Spanish means boarding, embarkation, load, cargo, shipment, load, stow, ship, board, get on, get involved in, board, board, embark, enrol on, enlist, get involved in, blow off, boarding gate, departure lounge, boarding pass, boarding card, boarding fee. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word embarque

boarding, embarkation

nombre masculino (entrar al barco, avión) (people)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La escalera facilita el embarque de los pasajeros.
The staircase eases passenger boarding.

load, cargo, shipment

nombre masculino (carga de barco, avión)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El agua que entró por el agujero en el barco estropeó todo el embarque.
The water that flowed in through the hole in the ship damaged the cargo.

load, stow, ship

verbo transitivo (en barco, avión) (cargo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Prepárate para embarcar la mercancía.
Get ready to load (or: stow) the merchandise.

board

verbo intransitivo (subir a bordo) (plane, ship)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La tripulación embarcó para preparar la nave.
The passengers boarded the plane.

get on

(subir a bordo de)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Antes de embarcar en el avión, tuvimos que esperar dos horas en el aeropuerto.
Before getting on the plane, we had to wait two hours at the airport

get involved in

(figurado (involucrar en asunto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi colega me embarcó en un mal negocio y he perdido mucho dinero.
My friend got me involved in a bad business and I've lost a lot of money.

board

verbo pronominal (subir a bordo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los pasajeros se embarcan justo antes del despegue.
The passengers board just before take off.

board, embark

(subir a bordo de)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los soldados se embarcaron en el buque hace más de un mes.
The soldiers boarded the ship over a month ago.

enrol on, enlist

(ser parte de la tripulación)

El joven se embarcó en un buque transatlántico como marino.
The youngster enlisted on a transatlantic tanker as a marine.

get involved in

(involucrarse, implicarse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Yo no quería, pero al final me embarqué en su empresa.
I didn't want to, but in the end I got involved in his company.

blow off

verbo transitivo (CU, VE (dar un plantón) (figurative, slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Quedó conmigo a las doce, pero me embarcó.
We were supposed to meet at twelve, but she blew me off.

boarding gate

(puerta de acceso a la aeronave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los pasajeros se dirigieron a la puerta de embarque.
The passengers proceeded to the boarding gate.

departure lounge

locución nominal femenina (de aeropuerto, terminal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En la sala de embarque esperamos el llamado para abordar el avión.

boarding pass, boarding card

(documento para embarcar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cada pasajero tiene que mostrar su tarjeta de embarque antes de subir al avión.
All passengers have to show their boarding passes before getting on the plane.

boarding fee

locución nominal femenina (cargo de aeropuerto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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