chinchar
chinchar(
cheen
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chahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (colloquial) (to bug)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to pester (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡Deja de chinchar a tu primo! ¿No ves que se va a poner a llorar?Stop pestering your cousin! Can't you see he's about to cry?
chincharse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
2. (colloquial) (to tolerate it)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to put up with it
¿Y qué hacemos si llueve todo el fin de semana? - Pues tendremos que chincharnos. ¿Qué otra cosa podemos hacer?And what shall we do if rains all weekend? - Well, we'll have to put up with it. What else can we do?
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿No quedan entradas? Pues se chinchan, ya les dije yo que las compraran con tiempo.Have the tickets sold out? Well, hard luck. I told you to buy them in good time.
Yo te compro el más barato y, si no te gusta, te chinchas.I'll buy you the cheapest one, and if you don't like it, tough luck.
3. (colloquial) (to bug each other)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to pester each other (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mis dos hijos pequeños me traen loca. Siempre están chinchándose y peleándose.My two younger sons drive me crazy. They're always pestering each other and fighting.
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Conjugations
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