echar pestes
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echar pestes
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. (colloquial) (to criticize) (Southern Cone) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to hate on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Estás echando pestes sobre Claudette porque estás celosa de ella.You're just hating on Claudette because you're jealous of her.
a. to rant
Estaba echando pestes sobre mi jefe después de que me llamó y luego me di cuenta de que no había colgado el teléfono.I was ranting about my boss after he called me, and then I realized I hadn't hung up the phone.
b. to bellyache
Deja de echar pestes. Solo haz el trabajo.Stop bellyaching about it. Just get the job done.
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