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"Drool" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "babear", and "slobber" is an intransitive verb which is also often translated as "babear". Learn more about the difference between "drool" and "slobber" below.
drool(
drul
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. babear
The baby is drooling a lot; she must be teething.La bebé babea mucho; le debe estar saliendo un diente.
b. babearse
I fell asleep studying and drooled all over my books.Me quedé dormido estudiando y me babeé sobre los libros.
c. caerse la baba
It's normal to drool when you're getting dental treatment.Es normal que se te caiga la baba mientras te hacen un tratamiento dental.
a. hacerse agua la boca (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I started drooling as soon as I smelled the freshly baked bread.Se me empezó a hacer agua la boca cuando olí el pan recién salido del horno.
b. hacerse la boca agua (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
You'll drool when you see the steak they serve!¡Se te va a hacer la boca agua cuando veas el filete que sirven!
a. babear por
Stop drooling over Kevin and pay attention to the teacher.Deja de babear por Kevin y pon atención al maestro.
b. caerse la baba por
All the guys drool over Amy, the new history teacher.A todos los chicos se le caen la baba por Amy, la nueva maestra de historia.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
slobber(
sla
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buhr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to drool)
a. babear
I suddenly woke to find I had been slobbering on my test and that I was the only one left in class.Me desperté de repente para darme cuenta que había estado babeando sobre mi examen y que era el único que quedaba en la clase.
a. caerse la baba
Everyone in the class knows that Marco slobbers over Jessica since we were in second grade.Todos en el salón sabemos que a Marco se le cae la baba por Jessica desde que estamos en segundo de primaria.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
