What does grabar in Spanish mean?

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

The word grabar in Spanish means record, engrave, incise, remember, etch in your memory, fix in your memory, etch in your mind, fix in your mind, record an album. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word grabar

record

verbo transitivo (vídeo, sonido)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Usamos un móvil para grabar las imágenes.
We're using a cellphone to record the images.

engrave, incise

verbo transitivo (tallar en material) (on hard surface)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
En la Edad Media se solía grabar la piedra.
In the Middle Ages, they often engraved on stone.

remember

verbo pronominal (memorizar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Por mucho que estudie las fechas no se me graban en la memoria.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. For all the time that I studied these dates, I cannot remember (or: retain) them.

etch in your memory, fix in your memory

locución verbal (coloquial (memorizar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El niño grabó en la memoria las tablas de multiplicar.

etch in your mind, fix in your mind

locución verbal (inculcar algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi madre me grabó en la mente que hay que ser educado.

record an album

(registrar sonidos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La banda grabó un disco en Nueva York.
The band recorded an album in New York.

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