insinuar

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insinuar
transitive verb
1to hint at, to insinuate
  • ¿qué insinúas? -> what are you suggesting?
insinuarse
pronomial verb
1to make advances (amorosamente)(a to)
2(notarse)
  • empiezan a insinuarse problemas -> it's beginning to look as if there might be problems

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insinuar [in-se-noo-ar’]
article & verb transitive
1To insinuate, to hint.
2To touch slightly on a subject.
verb reflexive
3To insinuate, to ingratiate, to wheedle, to gain on the affections by gentle degrees; to gain another’s favor by artful means.
4To insinuate, to get in, to creep in, to steal into imperceptibly: speaking of the insinuation of a virtue or vice into the mind.
  • Insinuarse con uno -> to ingratiate oneself
  • Insinuarse en -> to worm one's way into

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insinuar
verbo:transitivo
1 (sugerir) to insinuate; hint at
insinuar que ... to insinuate imply that ...;o
2
insinuar una observación to slip in a comment
3
insinuar una sonrisa to give the hint of a smile
El rey insinúa una sonrisa con afectada superioridad
verbo:pronominal
insinuarse
1 (entreverse) to begin to appear
en lo alto se insinuaban las siluetas de los ciclistas
2
insinuarse a algn to make advances to sb
3
insinuarse con algn to ingratiate o.s. with sb
4
insinuarse en algo (introducirse) to worm one's way into sth; insinuarse en el ánimo de algn to work one's way gradually into sb's mind

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Verb Conjugation for "insinuar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo insinúo insinué insinuaba insinuaré insinúe
Tú insinúas insinuaste insinuabas insinuarás insinúes
Ella/Él/Usted insinúa insinuó insinuaba insinuará insinúe
Nosotros insinuamos insinuamos insinuábamos insinuaremos insinuemos
Vosotros insinuáis insinuasteis insinuabais insinuaréis insinuéis
Ellos/Ustedes insinúan insinuaron insinuaban insinuarán insinúen
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