burlar(
boor
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lahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to dodge)
El prisionero consiguió burlar a todos los guardias y se fugó.The inmate managed to evade all of the guards and escaped.
b. to get past
Hoy vamos a aprender 10 maneras de burlar a un portero.Today, we're going to learn 10 ways of how to get past a goalie.
2. (to deceive)
a. to cheat
Me encanta el capítulo que habla de los tres magos que burlaron la muerte.I love the chapter that talks about the three wizards who cheated death.
burlarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to flout
El gobierno se está burlando de las leyes con estas medidas.The administration is flouting the law with these policies.
Examples
Conjugations
| yo | |||||
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| tú | |||||
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| nosotros | |||||
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| ellos/ellas/Uds. |
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