camellar
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camellar(
kah
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meh
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yahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (colloquial) (to work arduously) (Central America) (Colombia) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to work hard
Me merezco estas vacaciones. Camellé todo el año.I deserve this vacation. I worked hard all year.
b. to work
Estuve camellando para obtener dinero y poder comprar un nuevo coche.I've been working to make money to buy a new car.
a. to walk a long distance
Hay que camellar mucho para llegar al lago.You have to walk a long distance to reach the lake.
b. to trek
No puedo creer que vivas tan lejos. Tuvimos que camellar por toda la ciudad para llegar aquí.I can't believe you live so far away. We had to trek across the entire city to get here.
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