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"Chusmear" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to criticize", and "curiosear" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "to nose around". Learn more about the difference between "chusmear" and "curiosear" below.
chusmear(
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meh
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to judge) (Bolivia) (Paraguay) (Uruguay)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Paraguay
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. to criticize (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Ojalá dejaras de chusmear y te concentraras en ti mismo.You should stop criticizing and focus on yourself.
b. to criticise (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Prefiero evitar a la gente que se la pasa chusmeando.I'd rather avoid people who are always criticising.
a. to mock
Los vi chusmeando sobre lo que dije, pero a mí me sigue pareciendo buena idea.I saw you mocking at what I said, but I still think it's a good idea.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to talk about people) (Puerto Rico) (South America)
Regionalism used in Puerto Rico
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
curiosear(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to nose around (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Esa Elena está siempre curioseando a ver lo que descubre.That Elena is always nosing around to see what she can find out.
b. to poke around in (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Zayra anda siempre curioseando en las vidas de sus compañeros.Zayra is always poking around in her coworkers' lives.
c. to pry into
Si curioseas en la vida de tu pareja, puedes llevarte sorpresas desagradables.If you pry into your partner's life, you may get some unpleasant surprises.
a. to browse
Pasamos una tarde agradable curioseando en la feria.We had a nice afternoon browsing around the market.
b. to look around
No pienso comprar nada; solo curiosear un poco.I'm not planning to buy anything; I'm just going to look around.
c. to wander around
Miranda y yo pasamos la tarde curioseando por las tiendas.Miranda and I spent the afternoon wandering around the shops.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
3. (to peruse)
a. to browse through
Me gusta ir a las librerías a curiosear las novedades.I like going to bookstores to browse through the new releases.
b. to look over
Entré en la página web para curiosear las últimas ofertas.I went on the web page to look over the latest offers.
