Entierros (en. Burials)

/enˈtje.rros/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Practice of placing a corpse in the ground.

Burials take place in the local cemetery.

Los entierros se llevan a cabo en el cementerio local.

Funeral ceremony that accompanies the act of burying.

The family organized a moving burial for their loved one.

La familia organizó un entierro conmovedor para su ser querido.

It comes from the verb 'to bury', which is derived from the Latin 'interrare'.

burial alive

Situation in which someone feels trapped or isolated.

entierro en vida

to give burial

To proceed to bury someone with ceremonies.

dar sepultura

to bury

To put something or someone underground.

enterrar

cemetery

Place where the dead are buried.

cementerio

funeral

Ceremony to honor a deceased person.

funeral

The act of losing something valuable.

I lost my wallet, that was a burial.

Perdí mi billetera, eso fue un entierro.

To feel very sad about a situation.

After his departure, I am in an emotional burial.

Después de su partida, estoy en un entierro emocional.