cojear
cojear(
koh
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heh
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ahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
El chico se levantó del suelo con dificultad y, sin decir ni una palabra, se fue cojeando.The boy got up from the ground with difficulty and limped away without a word.
Tomás llegó a casa cojeando y con un brazo lastimado.Tomás came limping home with an injured arm.
b. to hobble
Después de la operación de rodilla, estuve cojeando varios meses.I was hobbling for a few months following the operation on my knee.
a. to be wobbly
Queremos cambiar de mesa porque esta cojea mucho.We'd like to change tables because this one is very wobbly.
b. to wobble
Fue muy incómodo pasar tanto tiempo en una silla que cojea.It was very uncomfortable to spend such a long time in a chair that wobbled.
3. (colloquial) (figurative) (to be deficient)
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).
a. to fall short
Mi currículum cojea en el área de la experiencia.My curriculum falls short in the area of experience.
b. to be weak
El ensayo de Sara cojeaba en varias áreas, desde la gramática hasta el contenido.Sara's essay was weak in a number of areas, from grammar to content.
c. to be faulty
Creo que tu lógica cojea en algunos puntos.I think your reasoning is faulty on a few points.
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