empinar

to tip up

empinar(ehm-pee-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to tilt)

a. to tip up

Tienes que empinar un poco más la botella para que fluya el agua.

You need to tip the bottle up a bit more to get the water flowing.

2. (to lift)

a. to raise

Empinemos nuestras copas y hagamos un brindis. ¡Salud!

Let's raise our glasses and make a toast. Cheers!

empinarse

pronominal verb

3. (to stand on one's toes)

a. to stand on tiptoe

El espejo está tan alto que me tengo que empinar para verme.

The mirror is so high up that I have to stand on tiptoe to see myself.

4. (to stand on its rear legs)

a. to rear up

El caballo se empinó y tumbó al jinete de su montura.

The horse reared up and threw the rider out of his saddle.

b. to stand on its hind legs

Sofi le enseño a su perrito a empinarse y bailar en círculos.

Sofi taught her puppy to stand on its hind legs and dance around in circles.

5. (to slope up)

a. to get steep

El camino es plano al principio pero poco después comienza a empinarse.

The road is flat at the beginning, but then it starts to get steep.

6. (to soar)

a. to tower

La enorme estatua se empina sobre la ciudad como protegiéndola de todo mal.

The enormous statue towers above the city as if to protect it from all evil.

b. to rise

Los majestuosos picos nevados se empinan sobre la cordillera.

The majestic snow peaks rise from the top of the mountain range.

7.

(colloquial)

(to drink)

a. to knock back

(colloquial)

En la fiesta de anoche Felipe y Alberto se empinaron tres botellas de whiskey entre los dos.

Felipe and Alberto knocked back three bottles of whiskey between them at the party last night.

empinar

transitive verb

1. (inclinar)

a. to tip up

2. (levantar)

a. to raise

3. (colloquial)

a.

empinar el codoto bend the elbow

pronominal verb

4. (animal)

a. to stand up on its hind legs

5. (persona)

a. to stand on tiptoe

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empinar

transitive verb

(gen) to raise; [+botella] to tip up

empinar el codo to booze (familiar); prop up the bar (familiar)

intransitive verb

to drink; booze (familiar)

pronominal verb

empinarse [+persona] to stand on tiptoe; [+caballo] to rear up; (Aeronáutica) to zoom upwards;