retortero

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retortero
masculine noun
1(informal)
  • andar al retortero -> to be extremely busy
  • traer a alguien al retortero -> to keep somebody on the go

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retortero [ray-tor-tay'-ro]
noun
1Twirl, rotation. (m)
  • Andar al retortero -> To hover about
  • Traer al retortero -> (1) (Coll.) to bring one from one side almost to the other
2Met. and coll.) To keep one on the go (with peremptory occupations). (m)
3Met. and coll.) To twist one around, to decieve with false promises and dissembled flatteries. (m)
(2) (3)

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retortero (familiar)
sustantivo:masculino
andar al retortero to bustle about; have heaps of things to do; andar al retortero por algo to crave sth; andar al retortero por algn to be madly in love with sb; llevar traer a algn al retorteroo to have sb under one's thumb

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clumsy, uncoordinated; slow, dim-witted