manosear
manosear(
mah
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noh
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seh
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to finger)
a. to handle
Como sigas manoseando esa figura, acabarás rompiéndola.If you don't stop handling that figure, you'll end up breaking it.
b. to rumple
Manoseaste tanto el libro que ya no parece nuevo.You've rumpled the book so much that it doesn't look new anymore.
c. to touch
Si usted no va a comprar esa prenda, será mejor que no la manosee tanto.If you're not going to buy that piece of clothing, you shouldn't touch it so much.
2. (pejorative) (to touch sexually)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
a. to grope (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
No me gusta que me manosees en sitios públicos.I don't like you groping me in public places.
b. to paw (colloquial) (pejorative)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
Amparo denunció a uno de sus compañeros por estar siempre intentando manosearla.Amparo reported one of her colleagues for trying to paw her all the time.
manoseartransitive verb
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (tocar)
a. to handle (roughly)
2. (papel, tela)
a. to rumple
3. (persona)
a. to paw
4. (sexualmente)
a. to grope
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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