pepenar
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pepenar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to search in bins) (Central America) (Ecuador) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to dive
De noche, en la ciudad, se ven cantidades de personas sin techo pepenando basura en los contenedores en busca de alimento y ropa.At night, in the city, you see lots of homeless people dumpster diving for food and clothes.
b. to go through
Había un grupo de niños hambrientos pepenando la basura frente a un restaurante.There were a group of starving children going through the garbage in front of a restaurant.
2. (to lift up) (Central America) (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to pick up
El niño vio una moneda en la banqueta y la pepenó.The boy saw a coin on the sidewalk and picked it up.
3. (colloquial) (to get) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
a. to grab
Estaremos en la estación de ferrocarril hablando con los pasajeros y pepenando firmas para nuestra petición.We'll be at the train station talking to commuters and grabbing signatures for our petition.
b. to obtain
Nuestra organización necesita pepenar más fondos para poder continuar con el programa.Our organization needs to obtain more funds to be able to be able to continue our program.
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