merendar

∗ ≈

to snack

∗ verb

merendar
intransitive verb
1to have tea (as a light afternoon meal)
transitive verb
2to have for tea (as a light afternoon meal)
merendarse
pronomial verb
1(informal)
  • merendarse a alguien (as a light afternoon meal) -> to thrash somebody

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merendar [may-ren-dar’]
verb neuter
1To take a collation between dinner and supper. (n)
2To eat the principal meal at noon. (Province; Provinicial) (n)
article & verb transitive
3To pry into another’s writings or actions.
4To anticipate, to be in advance of another.
  • Merendar lo qu -> escribe otro, to peep at somebody else's cards
verb reflexive
  • Merendarse algo -> to wangle something
(Yo meriendo, yo meriende, from Merendar. V. ACERTAR.

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merendar (familiar)
verbo:intransitivo
to have an afternoon snack; have tea; (en el campo) to have a picnic;
verbo:transitivo
1 (comer) to have as an afternoon snack; have for tea
2 (mirar)
merendar lo que escribe otro to look at what somebody else is writing; merendar las cartas de otro to peep at sb else's cards
verbo:pronominal
merendarse
1
merendarse a algn [+adversario] to thrash sb; (familiar) walk all over sb; (familiar) (Latinoamérica) (matar) to bump sb off; (familiar) (And) (pegar) to beat sb up; (familiar) (S. Cone) (estafar) to fleece sb; (familiar)
se merendaron a los húngaros como si nada el día menos pensado, se lo pueden merendar. O se comerán sus entrañas cuando sea cadáver político
2 (acabar con) [+libro] to devour; [+país, territorio] to take over
EE UU acaba de merendarse a Granada y amenaza a Nicaragua se acabarán merendando a lo que queda de la Bosnia musulmana
3
merendarse una fortuna to squander a fortune

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Verb Conjugation for "merendar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo meriendo merendé merendaba merendaré meriende
Tú meriendas merendaste merendabas merendarás meriendes
Ella/Él/Usted merienda merendó merendaba merendará meriende
Nosotros merendamos merendamos merendábamos merendaremos merendemos
Vosotros merendáis merendasteis merendabais merendaréis merendéis
Ellos/Ustedes meriendan merendaron merendaban merendarán merienden
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