regatear

to haggle

to bargain

regatear(rreh-gah-teh-ahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to barter)

a. to haggle

Tienes que regatear para conseguir un buen precio.

You need to haggle to get a good price.

b. to bargain

Tuve que regatear un rato largo con el vendedor hasta que nos pusimos de acuerdo.

I had to bargain for a while with the salesman until we finally agreed.

2. (nautical)

a. to race

Decenas de veleros regatearon desde el puerto de Mar del Plata ayer a la mañana.

Dozens of sailboats raced from Mar del Plata harbor yesterday morning.

transitive verb

3. (to economize on)

a. to spare

Los concursantes no regatearon esfuerzos en la lucha por el gran premio.

The contestants spared no effort in fighting for the grand prize.

4. (to elude)

a. to dodge

El conductor pudo regatear el otro vehículo al último segundo.

The driver was able to dodge the other vehicle at the last second.

5. (to refuse to recognize; frequently used in negative)

a. to deny

No regateo que ella tiene una inteligencia superior.

I won't deny that she has superior intelligence.

6. (to barter)

a. to haggle over

Si no regateas la mercancía, pagarás demasiado.

If you don't haggle over the merchandise, you will overpay.

b. to bargain over

Regateé el precio del coche hasta que conseguí lo que quería.

I bargained over the price of the car until I got what I wanted.

7. (sport)

a. to dribble past

El delantero argentino regateó al defensa y marcó el segundo gol de su equipo.

The Argentine forward dribbled past the defender and scored the second goal for his team.