cuerpear
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cuerpear
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (colloquial) (to avoid something moving) (Argentina) (Bolivia) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Uruguay
a. to dodge
Un borracho se enojó con Matías en el bar y le metió un gancho, pero por suerte mi amigo lo cuerpeó.A drunkard got mad at Matias at the bar and threw an uppercut at him, but fortunately my friend managed to dodge it.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (to escape from) (Argentina) (Bolivia) (Uruguay)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Regionalism used in Argentina
Regionalism used in Bolivia
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a. to dodge
¿Qué tal el negocio? - Estamos tratando de cuerpear la crisis actual y de mantenernos a flote, pero no está resultando nada fácil.How's your business doing? - We're trying to dodge the current crisis and stay afloat, but it's not proving easy at all.
3. (colloquial) (to push with the shoulder or the chest) (Argentina)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Argentina
a. to shoulder
El referi le puso a Rodríguez tarjeta roja después de que este lo cuerpeara.The referee gave Rodriguez a red card after he shouldered him.
b. to shove up against
Un cliente disconforme le empezó a gritar al cajero y a cuerpearlo, así que de inmediato llamamos a seguridad.A disgruntled customer started yelling at the cashier and shoving up against him, so we immediately called security.
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Conjugations
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