Rellenar (en. Fill out)

/re.ʎeˈnaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Add content to an object that is empty or incomplete.

I am going to fill out the form with my information.

Voy a rellenar el formulario con mis datos.

Fill a space or a gap with appropriate material.

It is necessary to fill the hole in the ground.

Es necesario rellenar el agujero en el suelo.

Replace something that has been removed or that is missing.

You have to fill the lack of that ingredient in the recipe.

Tienes que rellenar la falta de ese ingrediente en la receta.

From the prefix 're-' indicating repetition and 'fill' which comes from the Latin 'plenare', means to fill.

fill out a form

Complete the required information in an official document.

rellenar un formulario

fill the space

Fill a void or a gap.

rellenar el espacio

fill a gap

Complete something that is incomplete.

rellenar un vacío

fill

Provide content to something empty.

llenar

void

Space that contains nothing.

vacío

complete

Make something complete that was incomplete.

completar

Fill a space in a conversation.

I was so bored that I filled the time talking nonsense.

Estaba tan aburrido que rellené el tiempo hablando sin sentido.

Replace something that is missing in a social situation.

She always arrives at the party and fills the atmosphere.

Ella siempre llega a la fiesta y rellena el ambiente.