boquear

to breathe one's last

boquear

intransitive verb

1. (to be dying)

a. to breathe one's last

(idiom)

El soldado, herido de muerte, boqueaba.

The mortally wounded soldier was breathing his last.

b. to be at one's last gasp

(idiom)

El anciano, boqueando en su lecho de muerte, pidió que viniera un sacerdote.

The old man, who was at his last gasp on his deathbed, asked for a priest to come.

2. (to open one's mouth)

a. to gape

Luisa boqueó asombrada sin saber qué responder.

Luisa gaped in astonishment, unable to reply.

b. to open one's mouth

A veces Pedro boqueaba tratando de intervenir en la conversación, pero era imposible.

Sometimes Pedro opened his mouth to try to engage in the conversation, but it was impossible.

3. (to have difficulty breathing)

a. to gasp

Transpiraba y boqueaba cada vez más. Al llegar a la esquina, dejé de correr.

I was sweating and gasping more and more. When I reached the corner, I stopped running.

b. to gasp for breath

Me atraganté con una espina de pescado y comencé a toser y boquear.

I choked on a fishbone and began to cough and gasp for breath.

4.

(colloquial)

(to talk without knowledge)

(Argentina)

a. to talk nonsense

¡Cómo le gusta boquear a Gonzalo! Habla y habla sin saber qué dice.

Gonzalo does love to talk a big game! He talks and talks without knowing what he’s talking about.

5.

(colloquial)

(to brag)

(Argentina)

a. to talk a big game

No le creas una palabra. Siempre boquea: no es verdad que haya ganado varios campeonatos de tenis.

Don't believe a word of what she says. She's always playing big game, but it's not true that she's won several tennis championships.