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christen

/ˈkrɪs.ən/

Translation

v [t]
bautizar
We christened the baby on Saturday
Bautizamos al bebé el sábado
poner nombre
He was christened Thomas
Le pusieron de nombre Thomas
bautizar
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
(Definition of christen v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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