No. 11,144 in Spanish
empañados
"Empañados" means "fogged," "steamed up," or "tarnished," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Los cristales del coche están empañados por el frío.
The car windows are fogged up due to the cold.
Here, 'empañados' is used to describe the state of the car windows being covered with condensation due to the cold.
Mis lentes se empañaron cuando entré al cuarto caliente.
My glasses fogged up when I entered the hot room.
In this context, 'empañaron' is used to express the action of glasses becoming fogged due to a temperature change.
Los recuerdos de ese día están empañados por la tristeza.
The memories of that day are clouded by sadness.
Here, 'empañados' metaphorically describes how the recollection of memories is obscured or clouded because of sadness.
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