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engranar

[ẽŋgɾaˈnaɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

Where it comes from

Del francés engrener ("acoplar los dientes de un piñón").

verb haber engranado · engranando · habiendo engranado · engranado · engrano · engranas

Hacer que dos o más cosas coincidan entre sus partes para que queden juntas o ajusten entre sí. Melancolía de Chopin, engranando un estudio tras otro, engranando una melancolía tras otra
Acoplar o encajar los dientes de un piñón o rueda dentada con los de otro.
Similar: embragar, endentar · Opposite: desengranar

In English

gear to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio
mesh to connect together by interlocking, as gears do
engage to mesh or interlock
interlock To interlace

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@misc{engranar_2026,
  title = {engranar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/engranar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}