fortified

Idioma: es

🇺🇸 /ˈfɔrtəˌfaɪd/

📖 Definiciones

adjective
fortificado; fortalecido; fortificado (vino); fortificado

EN: Strengthened or protected against attack, especially with military defenses such as walls, ramparts, or garrisons.; Strengthened or reinforced in a non-military sense, such as emotionally, mentally, or physically.; Having had alcohol or other substances added to increase strength or potency, especially referring to wine with added brandy or spirits.; Having been enriched with added nutrients, vitamins, or minerals, especially referring to food products.
verb
fortificar; fortalecer; añadir alcohol a una bebida; fortificar con nutrientes

EN: Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to strengthen a place with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.; Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to strengthen someone mentally or physically, to invigorate or encourage.; Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to add alcohol to a beverage, especially wine, to increase its strength.; Past tense and past participle of 'fortify': to add nutrients or vitamins to food or drink to improve its nutritional value.

3.ª pers. sing.: fortifies Pasado: fortified Participio pasado: fortified Participio presente: fortifying

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fortitude

EN: 'Fortitude' means courage or strength of mind; 'fortify' means to strengthen physically or defensively.

es: 'Fortitude' significa coraje o fortaleza mental; 'fortify' significa fortalecer física o defensivamente.

fortuitous

EN: 'Fortuitous' means happening by chance or luck; it is unrelated to 'fortify' despite the similar spelling.

es: 'Fortuitous' significa que ocurre por casualidad o suerte; no está relacionado con 'fortify' a pesar de la ortografía similar.

EN: Remember that 'fortify' changes 'y' to 'i' before suffixes: fortified, fortifies, fortifying. Do not confuse with 'fortuitous'.

es: Recuerda que 'fortify' cambia la 'y' por una 'i' antes de los sufijos: fortified, fortifies, fortifying. No lo confundas con 'fortuitous'.

The fortified city withstood the siege for over three months.

La ciudad fortificada resistió el asedio durante más de tres meses.
She felt fortified by the encouraging words of her mentor.

Se sintió fortalecida por las palabras alentadoras de su mentor.
Port and sherry are examples of fortified wines.

El oporto y el jerez son ejemplos de vinos fortificados.
Fortified cereals provide essential vitamins and minerals for growing children.

Los cereales fortificados proporcionan vitaminas y minerales esenciales para los niños en crecimiento.
The general fortified the border with a series of watchtowers and trenches.

El general fortificó la frontera con una serie de torres de vigilancia y trincheras.
A hot meal fortified the travelers before they continued their journey.

Una comida caliente fortaleció a los viajeros antes de continuar su viaje.
The winemaker fortified the wine with grape spirit to preserve its sweetness.

El enólogo fortificó el vino con aguardiente de uva para preservar su dulzura.
The government fortified the flour with folic acid to reduce birth defects.

El gobierno fortificó la harina con ácido fólico para reducir los defectos de nacimiento.