palear

palear(
pah
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leh
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ahr
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to shovel
A nadie le gusta palear la nieve.No one likes to shovel snow.
b. to dig
El arqueólogo paleó el suelo y encontró un artefacto.The archaeologist dug the soil and found an artifact.
2. (to steal)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. to swipe
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
¡Detengan a ese hombre! ¡Me paleó la billetera!Stop that man! He swiped my wallet!
b. to lift
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Esa chica paleó un paquete de cigarrillos del quiosco.That girl lifted a pack of cigarettes from the kiosk.
a. to thresh
El granjero paleó la cebada con un mayal.The farmer threshed the barley with a flail.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to paddle
¡Palea más rápido o la corriente hará estrellar la canoa contra las rocas!Paddle faster or the current will drift the canoe onto the rocks!
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