garabatear
garabatear(
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bah
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)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
1. (to doodle)
a. to scribble
Martín garabateó en una hoja de papel para probar la nueva pluma estilográfica.Martin scribbled on a sheet of paper to test the new fountain pen.
b. to scrawl
Mientras yo tomaba nota en clase, mi compañero de clase garabateaba en su cuaderno.While I was taking notes in class, my classmate was scrawling on his notebook.
2. (to hedge)
a. to beat about the bush
El entrevistado garabateó y no contestó la pregunta.The interviewee beat about the bush and didn't answer the question.
a. to swear
Roberto garabateó porque se dio en el dedo con el martillo.Roberto swore because he hit his finger with the hammer.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (to doodle)
a. to scribble
No puedo leer lo que garabateó Ana en esta carta.I can't read what Ana scribbled in this letter.
b. to scrawl
El pintor garabateó su nombre en la esquina inferior derecha del cuadro.The painter scrawled his name in the bottom right corner of the painting.
a. to swear at
Mi vecino me garabateó porque yo estaba escuchando música fuerte.My neighbor swore at me because I was playing loud music.
Examples
Machine Translators
Translate estáis garabateando using machine translators
Conjugations
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