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"Chorrear" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to drip", and "chorro" is a noun which is often translated as "stream". Learn more about the difference between "chorrear" and "chorro" below.
chorrear(
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rreh
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to dribble)
a. to drip
Me limpié la sangre que me chorreaba de la nariz.I wiped off the blood that was dripping from my nose.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Tengo que bañarme porque estoy chorreando de sudor.I need a shower because I'm dripping in sweat.
Las toallas están chorreando porque se han caído en la bañera.The towels are dripping wet because they fell in the bathtub.
3. (to pour)
a. to gush
Tras el puñetazo, al hombre le empezó a chorrear sangre de la nariz.Blood started to gush from the man's nose after he was punched.
b. to gush out
Las cañerías se rompieron y el agua empezó a chorrear.The pipes broke and water started to gush out.
c. to spurt
La lava chorreaba del cráter del volcán.Lava was spurting from the crater of the volcano.
d. to spurt out
Apreté el torniquete para que la sangre no chorreara.I tightened the tourniquet so the blood wouldn't spurt out.
a. to trickle in
Veinte años después del accidente chorrean todavía demandas de indemnización.Claims for compensation are still trickling in twenty years after the accident.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to drip with
Mis amigos me tiraron a la piscina con la ropa puesta y salí chorreando agua.My friends threw me into the swimming pool with my clothes on and I came out dripping with water.
6. (colloquial) (to steal) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to swipe (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El guardia de seguridad me pilló intentando chorrear un juego en la tienda.The security guard caught me trying to swipe a game in the store.
b. to pinch (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Chorreé unos chocolates de la caja que había en la mesa.I pinched a few chocolates out of the box on the table.
chorrearse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
7. (colloquial) (to stain oneself) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Si friegas sin delantal seguro que te chorreas de detergente.If you wash the dishes without an apron on, you're bound to get detergent all over you.
Volcó la cafetera y se chorreó la falda de café.She knocked the coffee pot over and spilled coffee all down her skirt.
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
8. (colloquial) (to steal) (River Plate)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to swipe (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Alguien se había chorreado las flores de la tumba de mi padre.Someone had swiped the flowers off my father's grave.
b. to pinch (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los niños se chorrearon unas golosinas y unas revistas.The kids pinched some sweets and magazines.
el chorro(
choh
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rroh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (spurt)
2. (abundance)
a. loads (colloquial) (plural)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Después de ganar la lotería, Lucía parece haber hecho un chorro de amigos.After winning the lottery, Lucía seems to have made loads of friends.
b. stream
Debido a que vendió su patente a la empresa emergente por un royalty, María tiene un chorro de ingresos regulares.Having sold her patent to the start-up for a royalty, Maria has a stream of steady income.
3. (plumbing) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
a. faucet (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
O el chorro está roto o hay un atasco, porque solo salen unas pocas gotas.Either the faucet is broken or there is a blockage, because only a few drops are coming out.
b. tap
Te puedes servir un vaso de agua en la cocina. Ese chorro tiene agua filtrada.You can pour yourself a glass of water in the kitchen. That tap has filtered water.
a. thief
Ten cuidado en ese barrio. Hay muchos chorros por allí.Be careful in that neighborhood. There are a lot of thieves out there.
b. pickpocket
El viejo no vio al chorro que le robó la cartera.The old man did not see the pickpocket who stole his wallet.
5. (colloquial) (excrement) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. diarrhea (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Me dio chorro en el camión y el baño estaba descompuesto.I got diarrhea on the bus and the bathroom was out of order.
b. diarrhoea (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Siempre me da chorro cuando voy de vacaciones.I always get diarrhoea when I go on holiday.
