How to Say "to poison" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to poison” is “envenenar” — B1 level.
Examples
La malvada reina intentó envenenar a Blancanieves con una manzana.
The evil queen tried to poison Snow White with an apple.
Ten cuidado, no queremos envenenar al gato con estos productos químicos.
Be careful, we don't want to poison the cat with these chemicals.
Se envenenaron por comer mariscos en mal estado.
They got food poisoning from eating bad seafood.
Using the Reflexive Form
When you use 'envenenarse', it means someone accidentally or intentionally poisoned themselves, like 'se envenenó con el gas' (he was poisoned by the gas).
A Regular -ar Verb
This verb follows the standard pattern for all -ar verbs. If you know how to conjugate 'hablar', you know how to conjugate 'envenenar'!
Poisonous vs. Poisoned
Mistake: “La serpiente es envenenada.”
Correction: La serpiente es venenosa.
Other Meanings of “envenenar”
“envenenar” can also mean:
- metaphorical, as in 'poisoning the mind'(B2)
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