catear

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catear

transitive verb

1to fail (informal) (peninsular Spanish), to flunk (United States)

he cateado o me han cateado la física -> I failed o flunked physics (United States)

2to search (casa) (Am)

catear [cah-tay-ar’]

article & verb transitive

1To inquire after, to investigate, to discover.

2To prospect. (Minerology) (n)

3To plough, to fail (candidato). (Universe) (n)

4To make test borings in, to explore. (Mexico) (n)

5To search, to make a search. (Mexico) (n)

catear

verbo:transitivo

1 (buscar) to search

2 (probar) to test; try

3 (familiar) [+candidato, estudiante, examen] to fail; flunk; (EEUU) (familiar)

4 (Latinoamérica) (Minería) to prospect

5 (México) [+policía] to raid

Verb Conjugation for "catear"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	cateo	cateé	cateaba	catearé	catee
Tú	cateas	cateaste	cateabas	catearás	catees
Ella/Él/Usted	catea	cateó	cateaba	cateará	catee
Nosotros	cateamos	cateamos	cateábamos	catearemos	cateemos
Vosotros	cateáis	cateasteis	cateabais	catearéis	cateéis
Ellos/Ustedes	catean	catearon	cateaban	catearán	cateen

Gerund: cateando / Participle: cateado / Complete catear conjugation >

Paid English to Spanish translation

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foreseeable, predictable