chorrear

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chorrear
intransitive verb
1to drip (gotear) (gota a gota); to trickle (en un hilo)
  • estar chorreando -> to be soaking o wringing wet (estar empapado)
2to spurt o gush (out) (brotar)
transitive verb
3to drip (sujeto: prenda); to drip with (sujeto: persona)

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chorrear [chor-ray-ar']
article & verb transitive
1To fall or drop front a spout, to outpour, to gush, to drip.
2To come successively, or one by one. (Metaphorical)
3To tick off (regañar).
4To soak (mojar). (Andes)
verb neuter
5To gush, to spout. (n)
  • Chorrear de sudor -> to run with sweat
  • La ropa chorrear todavía -> his clothes are still wringing wet
6(Fit.) To trickle. (n)
  • Chorrean todavía las solicitudes -> the applications are still trickling in
verb reflexive
  • Chorrearse algo -> to pinch something

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chorrear
verbo:intransitivo
1 (salir a chorros) to gush (out); spout
la sangre le chorreaba por la frente blood was gushing (out) spouting from his forehead;o estar chorreando de sudor to be dripping with sweat
2 (gotear) to drip
la ropa chorrea todavía the clothes are still dripping water wringing wet;o
3 [+dinero] to trickle in; come in in dribs and drabs
los regalos fueron chorreando poco a poco hasta que se acabaron el dinero chorreó hasta que murió la tía, luego tuvimos que trabajar
chorrean todavía las solicitudes applications are still trickling in coming in in dribs and drabs;o
verbo:transitivo
1 (Mil) (familiar) (regañar) to tick off; (familiar) dress down; (familiar)
2 (verter) to pour
3 (S. Cone) (robar) to pinch; (familiar)
4 (And) (mojar) to soak
verbo:pronominal
chorrearse
chorrearse algo (familiar) to pinch sth

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Verb Conjugation for "chorrear"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo chorreo chorreé chorreaba chorrearé chorree
Tú chorreas chorreaste chorreabas chorrearás chorrees
Ella/Él/Usted chorrea chorreó chorreaba chorreará chorree
Nosotros chorreamos chorreamos chorreábamos chorrearemos chorreemos
Vosotros chorreáis chorreasteis chorreabais chorrearéis chorreéis
Ellos/Ustedes chorrean chorrearon chorreaban chorrearán chorreen
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