estábamos pestañeando
-we were blinking
Imperfect progressivenosotrosconjugation ofpestañear.

pestañear

pestañear(
pehs
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tah
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nyeh
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ahr
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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to blink
Tengo un orzuelo y me duele el ojo al pestañear.I have a sty and my eye hurts when I blink.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Desmintió el rumor sin pestañear.He denied the rumor without batting an eye.
Ni siquiera pestañeó cuando la acusaron.She didn't even blink when she was accused.
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