What does consumar in Spanish mean?

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

The word consumar in Spanish means carry out, consummate, be committed, be consummated, consummate, have sex, carry out the act, consummate love, consummate a relationship, consummate the marriage. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word consumar

carry out

verbo transitivo (llevar a cabo)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
La policía detuvo al asesino dos días después de consumar el crimen.
The police arrested the murderer two days after he carried out the crime.

consummate

verbo transitivo (realizar primer coito)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Uno de los argumentos que presentan las parejas que piden la anulación eclesiástica del matrimonio es que este no ha sido consumado.
One of the arguments made by couples who request a religious annulment of their marriage is that it was not consummated.

be committed

verbo pronominal (ejecutarse, llevarse a cabo) (crime)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Con aquella batalla, se consumó la victoria de nuestro ejército.

be consummated

verbo pronominal (un matrimonio)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Dicen que el matrimonio de Ana y Adrián nunca se consumó.
They say Ana And Adrian's marriage was never consummated.

consummate

verbo pronominal (Derecho: cumplirse un contrato) (formal, often passive)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El contrato se consumará cuando el nuevo dueño reciba la propiedad.
The contract will consummate when the new owner receives the property.

have sex

locución verbal (formal (tener coito)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ambos amantes se abrazaron tras consumar el acto.

carry out the act

locución verbal (formal (llevar a cabo) (literal)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Consumaron el acto de profanación de la tumba al mutilar el cadáver.

consummate love, consummate a relationship

locución verbal (tener sexo)

Los recién casados consumaron el amor en su luna de miel.

consummate the marriage

locución verbal (casados: tener coito)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Consideraron nula su unión porque nunca consumaron el matrimonio.

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