What does esconder in Spanish mean?

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

The word esconder in Spanish means hide, hide, hide, be hidden, be concealed, be hidden, hide. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word esconder

hide

verbo transitivo (apartar de la vista)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Esconde los bombones; que no los vea tu madre.
Hide the sweets, so that your mother doesn't see them.

hide

verbo transitivo (guardar apartado)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los piratas escondieron tan bien el tesoro que nadie lo ha encontrado aún.
The pirates hid the treasure so well that even now no one has been able to find it.

hide

verbo pronominal (apartarse de la vista)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nos escondimos de nuestros enemigos en el bosque.
We hid from the enemy in the forest.

be hidden

verbo pronominal (ocultarse, encubrirse)

Detrás de su belleza se esconde la fealdad de su alma.
An unsightly soul is hidden beneath her beauty.

be concealed, be hidden

verbo pronominal (contenerse, encerrarse)

En sus cuadros oscuros se escondía su amargura.
His bitterness was concealed (or: hidden) in his paintings.

hide

verbo transitivo (disimular, ocultar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No escondía su xenofobia.
He didn't hide his xenophobia.

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