What does mojado in Spanish mean?

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

The word mojado in Spanish means wet, soaked, dripping, drenched, sopping, palatalized, soaking, wet, soak, drench, wet, get soaked, get drenched, wet yourself, go out on a limb, get some action, grease the palm of, it never rains but it pours, wet market. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mojado

wet, soaked, dripping, drenched, sopping

adjetivo (con agua, empapado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El estudiante llegó mojado a casa por no coger el paraguas.
The student got home wet because he hadn't taken his umbrella out with him.

palatalized

adjetivo (dicho de un sonido)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La ch es un sonido mojado que se pronuncia tocando el paladar con el dorso de la lengua.
"Ch" is a palatalised sound, pronounced by touching the palate with the back portion of the tongue.

soaking

nombre masculino (acción de mojar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tras el mojado del pan en la leche, se procede a rebozar la rebanada en huevo para luego freírla.
After the soaking of bread in the milk, next coat the slice in egg in order to fry it later.

wet, soak, drench

verbo transitivo (humedecer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Moja la camisa antes de aplicarle el detergente. La lluvia mojó el césped por la noche.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I dampened a tea towel in cold water and put it on my forehead to get rid of the headache.

wet

verbo transitivo (orinar sobre algo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Marcos tenía seis años y todavía mojaba la cama por las noches.
He was six years old, and was still wetting the bed at night.

get soaked, get drenched

verbo pronominal (humedecerse)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Empezó a llover cuando estábamos en el parque y nos mojamos de los pies a la cabeza.
It started to rain when we were in the park and he got soaked from head to toe.

wet yourself

verbo pronominal (orinarse)

(transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.")
Daniel se mojó hoy en la escuela.
Daniel wet himself at school today.

go out on a limb

verbo pronominal (ES: coloquial (arriesgarse) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me voy a mojar: seguro que el Valencia gana el partido.
I'm going to go out on a limb: Valencia will win the match for sure.

get some action

verbo intransitivo (vulgar (tener sexo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estoy genial con este traje. Esta noche fijo que mojo.
I look great in this dress. Tonight I'm definitely going to get some action.

grease the palm of

verbo transitivo (CU, HN: coloquial (sobornar) (slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Tendrás que mojar al encargado si quieres entrar ahí.
You've got to grease the palm of the person in charge if you want to get in there.

it never rains but it pours

locución verbal (figurado (repetición de cosas malas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Últimamente sólo llueve sobre mojado en esta empresa y todo sigue igual de mal.

wet market

(mercado de comida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En algunas partes de Asia, los mercados mojados venden animales vivos para cocinar.
In some parts of Asia, live animals for cooking are sold in wet markets.

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