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involucrados

een-boh-loo-KRAH-dohs/imboluˈkɾaðos/

“involucrados” means “involved” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:

involved

Also: part of
A group of diverse people putting their hands together on a large colorful puzzle piece to build something.

📝 In Action

Todos los estudiantes están muy involucrados en el festival.

A2

All the students are very involved in the festival.

Necesitamos a personas más involucradas con la causa.

B1

We need people who are more involved with the cause.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • comprometidos (committed)
  • participantes (participants)

Antonyms

  • ajenos (unaware or disconnected)
  • desconectados (disconnected)

Common Collocations

  • Estar involucrados en – To be involved in
  • Sentirse involucrados – To feel involved

implicated

Also: entangled
A person looking nervous while standing next to a spilled bucket of blue paint and a trail of blue footprints.

📝 In Action

Varios políticos resultaron involucrados en el escándalo.

B2

Several politicians ended up implicated in the scandal.

Ellos no quieren verse involucrados en problemas legales.

B1

They don't want to find themselves caught up in legal problems.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • implicados (implicated)
  • enredados (entangled/tangled up)

Antonyms

Common Collocations

  • Verse involucrados – To find oneself involved (often unintentionally)
  • Resultar involucrados – To turn out to be involved

Translate to Spanish

Words that translate to "involucrados" in Spanish:

entangled→part of→

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: involucrados

Question 1 of 2

Which sentence means 'They are involved in the mystery'?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
involucrar(to involve) — Verb
involucramiento(involvement) — Noun
involucrada(involved (feminine singular)) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
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📚 Etymology▼

From the Latin word 'involucrum', which means a wrapper, covering, or case. It comes from 'involvere', meaning 'to roll into' or 'wrap up'.

First recorded: 17th century

Cognates (Related words)

English: involvedFrench: impliqué

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use 'involucrados' for things, or just people?

It is mostly used for people. If you want to say things are 'included' or 'entailed', words like 'incluidos' or 'conlleva' are often better.

Is 'involucrados' a verb?

Not exactly. It is a form of the verb 'involucrar' used as an adjective to describe a state of being.