kiss

el beso

noun

kiss
[kɪs]
sustantivo
1beso (m)
  • to give somebody a kiss -> dar un beso a alguien
  • to give somebody the kiss of life -> hacer el boca a boca a alguien
  • the news was the kiss of death for the project (sentido figurado) -> la noticia dio el golpe de gracia al proyecto
  • kiss curl -> caracolillo (m) (en la frente o la mejilla)
verbo transitivo
2besar
  • to kiss somebody goodbye/goodnight -> dar un beso de despedida/de buenas noches a alguien
  • you can kiss your chances of promotion goodbye -> ya puedes despedirte de tu ascenso
verbo intransitivo
3besarse
  • to kiss and make up -> reconciliarse
  • to kiss and tell -> = tener un lío con un/una famoso(a) y luego contárselo a la prensa

kiss [kis]
1Besar.
2Acariciar, hacer caricias y halagos.
3Besar, tocar suavemente, rozar.
4Retrucar, hacer retruque en el juego de billar.
va.
sustantivo
1Beso, ósculo.
2Toque o rozamiento suaves.
3Merengue dulce.
4Retruco, retruque, en el juego de billar.

kiss [kɪs]
noun
beso; (m) (light touch) roce; (m)
to blow sb a kissblow tirar un beso a algn; dar un beso volado a algn
the kiss of deathdeath el golpe de gracia
to give sb a kissgive dar un beso a algn
the kiss of lifelife (Britain) (artificial respiration) respiración boca a boca; (f) nueva vida; (f) nuevas fuerzas; (f)
verb:transitive
besar
to kiss sb's cheek/hand besar a algn en la mejilla/besar la mano a algn; to kiss sb goodbye/goodnight dar un beso de despedida/de buenas noches a algn; to kiss away sb's tears enjugar las lágrimas a algn con besos
to kiss ass especially (US) (vulgar) lamer culos; (vulgar)
I'm just tired of kissing ass in there. I'm tired of talking to these people Being nice to people - basically kissing ass - it's so un-English
to kiss sb's ass especially (US) (vulgar) lamer el culo a algn; (vulgar) hacer la pelota a algn; (informal)
How do you know if the people really like you or if they're just kissing your ass? When I was doing well they kissed my ass
kiss my ass! especially (US) (vulgar) ¡vete a la mierda!; (vulgar) ¡vete al carajo!; especially (LAm) (vulgar)
verb:intransitive
besarse
they kissed se besaron; se dieron un beso
to kiss and make upmake up hacer las paces
to kiss and tell
modifier
kiss curl (n) (Britain) caracol; (m)

Verb Conjugation for "kiss"

Imperative
  • kiss
  • you kiss
  • he/she kisses
  • we kiss
  • you kiss
  • they kiss
Preterite
  • I kissed
  • you kissed
  • he/she kissed
  • we kissed
  • you kissed
  • they kissed
Present Continuous
  • I am kissing
  • you are kissing
  • he/she is kissing
  • we are kissing
  • you are kissing
  • they are kissing
Present Perfect
  • I have kissed
  • you have kissed
  • he/she has kissed
  • we have kissed
  • you have kissed
  • they have kissed
Past Continuous
  • I was kissing
  • you were kissing
  • he/she was kissing
  • we were kissing
  • you were kissing
  • they were kissing
Past Perfect
  • I had kissed
  • you had kissed
  • he/she had kissed
  • we had kissed
  • you had kissed
  • they had kissed
Future
  • I will kiss
  • you will kiss
  • he/she will kiss
  • we will kiss
  • you will kiss
  • they will kiss
Future Perfect
  • I will have kissed
  • you will have kissed
  • he/she will have kissed
  • we will have kissed
  • you will have kissed
  • they will have kissed
Future Continuous
  • I will be kissing
  • you will be kissing
  • he/she will be kissing
  • we will be kissing
  • you will be kissing
  • they will be kissing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been kissing
  • you have been kissing
  • he/she has been kissing
  • we have been kissing
  • you have been kissing
  • they have been kissing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been kissing
  • you will have been kissing
  • he/she will have been kissing
  • we will have been kissing
  • you will have been kissing
  • they will have been kissing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been kissing
  • you had been kissing
  • he/she had been kissing
  • we had been kissing
  • you had been kissing
  • they had been kissing
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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw