cepillar
cepillar(
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pee
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yahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to smooth)
a. to plane
Creo que necesitas cepillar la parte de arriba de la puerta un poco más para que no se trabe.I think you need to plane the top of the door a little more so it doesn't stick.
3. (colloquial) (to steal)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to swipe (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Dejé el celular en la barra y me lo cepillaron.I left my cell on the bar and someone swiped it.
b. to pinch (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mira que fácil sería cepillarle la cartera del bolsillo a ese chico.Look how easy it would be to pinch that guy's wallet from his pocket.
4. (colloquial) (to compliment) (Andes) (Central America) (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 Mexico
a. to flatter
Trata de cepillar al jefe un poco antes de pedirle un aumento.Try and flatter the boss a little before you ask him for a raise.
b. to butter up (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Déjalo pensar que me puede cepillar; ¡ya verá!Let him think he can butter me up. He'll see!
cepillarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
7. (colloquial) (to have sex with) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
8. (colloquial) (to kill) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to bump off (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Dicen que ese capo se cepilló a varios de sus camellos.Word is that drug lord bumped off several of his dealers.
9. (colloquial) (to not pass) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to fail
Siempre se cepillan a mitad de los estudiantes en ese curso.They always fail half the students on that course.
b. to flunk (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
La profe dijo que nos cepillaría a todos si seguíamos así.The teacher said she'd flunk us all if we carried on like this.
Examples
Machine Translators
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Conjugations
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