traquetear(
trah
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keh
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teh
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ahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to rattle
El coche empezó a traquetear, y poco después, se paró.The car began to rattle, and soon after, it stopped.
b. to clatter
Todos los días escucho el tren traqueteando al pasar por las vías.Every day, I can hear the train clattering along the tracks.
2. (colloquial) (to traffic in) (Colombia) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Colombia
Regionalism used in Peru
a. to deal
Agarraron al delincuente traqueteando en el callejón.The criminal was caught dealing in the alley.
3. (colloquial) (to go to and fro) (Chile)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Chile
a. to rush around
Gloria traquetea todo el día haciendo encargos para su jefe.Gloria rushes around all day running errands for her boss.
a. to become exhausted
Los mineros traquetean al final de la semana.The miners become exhausted by the end of the week.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
5. (to rattle)
Examples
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Conjugations
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