botar
Usage note
This word may also be spelled "bott" in the sense shown in 2).
bot(
bat
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (computing)
a. el bot
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Scalpers used bots to automatically purchase all the concert seats.Los revendedores usaron bots para comprar automáticamente todos los boletos del concierto.
b. el usuario fantasma
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The band isn't really that popular. Half of their followers online are really bots.La banda en realidad no es tan popular. La mitad de sus seguidores en línea realmente son usuarios fantasma.
2. (biology)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (to scrounge) (Australia)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g. cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
a. gorrear
You know what, mate? I'm sick of you coming around to bot cigarettes.¿Sabes qué, amigo? Ya estoy harto de vengas a gorrear cigarillos.
The word botes is the present subjunctive form of botar in the second person singular. See the full botar conjugation.
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botar(
boh
-
tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to dispose of)
a. to throw away
Quiero botar estos diarios viejos pero no encuentro un contenedor de basura.I want to throw away these old newspapers but I can't find a trash can.
2. (to cause to rebound)
a. to bounce
Los jugadores de tenis siempre botan la pelota antes de sacar.Tennis players always bounce the ball before serving.
3. (marine)
a. to launch
El Titanic fue botado al mar el 31 de mayo de 1911.The Titanic was launched on May 31, 1911.
4. (to dismiss)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. to fire
Te van a botar del trabajo si sigues llegando tarde a la oficina.You will be fired if you keep on arriving late to the office.
5. (to expel) (Andes)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
(Dominican Republic)
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
(Nicaragua)
6. (to squander)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. to waste
No voy a botar mi dinero en una habitación de hotel. Voy a dormir en una tienda de campaña.I'm not going to waste my money on a hotel room. I'm going to sleep in a tent.
7. (to demolish) (Andes)
Regionalism used in Costa Rica
(Costa Rica)
Regionalism used in Cuba
(Cuba)
Regionalism used in El Salvador
(El Salvador)
a. to knock down
El gobierno decidió botar el viejo edificio de la biblioteca.The government decided to knock down the old library building.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
8. (sports)
a. to bounce
Mientras más dura sea la cancha, más botará la pelota.The harder the court, the harder the ball will bounce.
9. (to leap)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. to jump
Necesito aprender a botar más alto si quiero entrar en el equipo de baloncesto.I need to learn how to jump higher if I want to make it onto the basketball team.
botar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (pelota)
a. to bounce
2. (barco)
a. to launch
3. (colloquial)
a. to throw o kick out
4. (sports)
a. to take
5. (tirar)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. to throw away
6. (volcar, derribar)
a. to knock over
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
7. (saltar)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. to jump
8. (fam fig)
a.
está que botahe is hopping mad
9. (pelota)
a. to bounce
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
10. (tirarse)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. to jump
botarse al aguato jump into the water
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