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plantar
plantar(
plahn
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tahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (botany)
3. (colloquial) (to give a kiss)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to plant (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ya te imaginas cómo se ruborizó cuando ella fue y le plantó un besazo directamente en los labios.You can imagine how he blushed when she went and planted a great big kiss right on his lips.
4. (to hit)
a. to give
Intentó meterle mano a una chica en el metro, pero ella le plantó una bofetada.He tried to grope a girl on the subway, but she gave him a slap.
b. to strike
Cuando menos lo esperaba, el prisionero le plantó un codazo en la cabeza.When he least expected it, the prisoner struck him the head with his elbow.
5. (colloquial) (to place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to plonk (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Entró tan fresco en la cocina y directamente plantó los pies en la mesa.He waltzed into the kitchen and just plonked his feet onto the table.
6. (colloquial) (to abandon)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to ditch (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Pensé que eran mis amigos, pero me plantaron en el bar sin decir nada.I thought they were my friends, but they ditched me in the bar without saying anything.
b. to stand up (colloquial) (on a date)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Habíamos quedado para cenar esta noche, pero al final me plantó.We were supposed to have dinner tonight, but in the end she stood me up.
c. to dump (colloquial) (in a relationship)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
María me plantó, pero fue ella la que me puso los cuernos en primer lugar.María dumped me, but she was the one who cheated on me in the first place.
d. to chuck in (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Pero qué te pasa? ¿Vas a plantar tus estudios en el último año?What's wrong with you? You're going to chuck in your studies in your last year?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¿Ese chico intentó acostarse contigo? Voy a su casa directamente para plantarle cuatro verdades.That boy tried to sleep with you? I'm going straight to his house to give him a piece of my mind.
Cuando ese desgraciado me habló de esa forma tan mal educada, pues yo le planté cuatro frescas.When that good-for-nothing started talking to me so rudely like that, well I gave him a piece of my mind.
plantarse
A reflexive verb is a verb that indicates that the subject performs an action on itself (e.g., Miguel se lava.).
8. (colloquial) (to place oneself)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to plant oneself
Se plantó en el medio del sofá de modo que no se podía sentar nadie más.He planted himself in the middle of the sofa in such a way that no one else could sit down.
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to stop short
Pensábamos que el carruaje iba a caerse por el acantilado, pero logramos plantarnos en el último segundo.We thought our carriage was going to go off the cliff, but we managed to stop short at the last second.
b. to stop dead
El caballo iba a pleno galope, pero cuando vio que se acercaba al río, se plantó justo antes del terraplén.The horse was at a full gallop, but when it saw that it was getting close to the river, it stopped dead just before the bank.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Me planto en la estación rápidamente.I'll be there at the station in no time.
Para plantarse aquí en solo dos horas, habrá conducido como un loco.To get her in only two hours, he must have driven like crazy.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Le rogué a mi papá que me dejara salir con mis amigos, pero se plantó en su actitud y no me dejó ir.I begged my dad to let me go out with my friends, but he dug in his heels and wouldn't let me go.
Se plantó y no quiso cambiar su manera de hacer las cosas.She stood firm and wouldn't change her way of doing things.
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