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"Masturbate" is an intransitive verb which is often translated as "masturbarse", and "jerk off" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "hacerse una paja". Learn more about the difference between "masturbate" and "jerk off" below.
masturbate(
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. masturbarse
Liam spent hours masturbating in his room in his early teens.Liam se pasaba horas masturbándose en la habitación al entrar en la adolescencia.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. masturbar
Jenny was happy to masturbate her boyfriend but wasn't ready to have sex yet.A Jenny no le importaba masturbar a su novio pero no estaba preparada todavía para tener relaciones sexuales.
jerk off(
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)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (vulgar) (to masturbate)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. hacerse una paja (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
I caught Keith jerking off in the shower.Pesqué a Keith haciéndose una paja en la ducha.
b. hacerse la paja (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
As a teenager, he used to jerk off looking at porn magazines.De adolescente, se hacía la paja mientra veía revistas pornos.
c. correrse la paja (vulgar) (Chile) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Peru
I went to the men's room so I could jerk off.Fui al baño de hombres para correrme la paja.
d. correrse una paja (vulgar) (Chile) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Peru
It turned him on to have someone watch him jerk off.Lo excitaba que alguien lo mirara corriéndose una paja.
e. hacerse una chaqueta (vulgar) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
I only have to look at her and I want to jerk off.Me basta con mirarla para que me entren ganas de hacerme una chaqueta.
f. hacerse una manuela (vulgar) (South America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
What are you doing locked up in the bathroom so long? You're not jerking off, are you?¿Qué haces tanto rato encerrado en el baño? No te estarás haciendo una manuela, ¿verdad?
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
2. (vulgar) (to masturbate)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
a. hacer una paja a (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Ray fantasized about women lining up to jerk him off.Ray fantaseaba con mujeres haciendo cola para hacerle una paja.
b. hacer la paja a (vulgar)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Andy liked the scene in which the protagonist was being jerked off by a blonde.A Andy le gustaba la escena en que una rubia le hacía una paja al protagonista.
c. correr la paja a (vulgar) (Chile) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Peru
While I was in the men's room, someone came up to me and offered to jerk me off.Cuando estaba en el baño de hombres, alguien se acercó a mí y se ofreció a correrme la paja.
d. correr una paja a (vulgar) (Chile) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Chile
Regionalism used in Peru
Sally found her husband looking at pornography and jerking himself off.Sally encontró a su marido mirando pornografía y corriéndose una paja.
e. hacer una chaqueta a (vulgar) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Mexico
When Ryan asked me to jerk him off, I told him to get stuffed.Cuando Ryan me pidió que le hiciera una chaqueta, le dije que se fuera a la porra.
f. hacer una manuela a (vulgar) (South America)
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Barbara asked me if I'd ever been jerked off before.Bárbara me preguntó si alguien me había hecho una manuela antes.
