dar coces
dar coces
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. (to hit with the legs)
a. to kick
Algún insecto debió de picar al burro porque no paraba de dar coces.Some insect must have stung the donkey because it just kept kicking.
2. (colloquial) (to utter rude answers or comments) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to answer rudely
No te lo tomes como algo personal. El jefe da coces a todo el mundo.Don't take it personally. The boss answers everyone rudely.
b. to make rude remarks
Cuando se enfada, Pepe puede dar muchas coces y resultar muy molesto.When he's angry, Pepe can make many rude remarks and be really annoying.
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