apalear
apalear(
ah
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pah
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leh
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ahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to hit)
a. to winnow
La granjera se pasó todo el día apaleando pilas de arroz para sacarle las cáscaras.The farmer spent the whole day winnowing piles of rice to remove the husks.
a. to beat
Mi mamá apalea las alfombras para sacarles el polvo, pero yo prefiero usar la aspiradora.My mom beats her rugs to get the dust out of them, but I'd rather use the vacuum cleaner.
Examples
Machine Translators
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Conjugations
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| nosotros | |||||
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| ellos/ellas/Uds. |
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