estábamos taconeando
taconear
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taconear
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (military)
a. to click one's heels
Los soldados taconearon, saludaron y presentaron armas.The soldiers clicked their heels, saluted, and presented arms.
a. to tap
Adriana llevaba zapatos de taco de aguja, de modo que fue imposible no oírla taconear por el pasillo cuando se le acercó.Adriana was wearing stiletto heels, so it was impossible not to hear her tapping down the hall when she approached him.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Fernando iba y venía sin parar por la habitación taconeando.Fernando walked incessantly back and forth across the room, click-clacking as he went.
Oía a alguien taconeando sin parar en la habitación de arriba.I could hear someone clacking incessantly in the room above.
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