A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (to produce nausea)
a. to make sick Ciertos alimentos la marean ahora que está embarazada. Certain foods make her sick now that she's pregnant.
b. to make ill La montaña rusa lo mareó. The roller coaster made him ill.
c. to make seasick (boat) Los viajes en crucero lo marean. Cruise travel makes him seasick.
d. to make carsick (automobile) Ir en el asiento de atrás me marea. Riding in the backseat makes me carsick.
e. to make travel-sick (aviation and automobile) (United Kingdom) La turbulencia mareó a los pasajeros. The turbulence made the passengers travel-sick.
2. (to disorient)
a. to make dizzy Levantarme tan rápido me mareó. Standing up too fast made me dizzy.
3.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative) (to disconcert) a. to confuse Me marearon con tanta información. They confused me with so much information.
4. (to intoxicate)
a. to make drunk Tanto whisky mareó a Miguel. All that whiskey made Miguel drunk.
5.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial) (to upset) a. to annoy Ana nos marea a todos en la oficina. Ana annoys everyone at the office.
b. to irritate Roberto marea a la maestra con sus preguntas. Roberto irritates the teacher with his questions.
marearse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 6. (to feel nausea)
a. to get sick Si Elsa come huevo, se marea. If Elsa eats eggs, she gets sick.
b. to feel ill Eduardo se mareó asà que no fue al colegio. Eduardo felt ill so he didn't go to school.
c. to get seasick (boat) Te recomiendo tomar esta pastilla en caso de marearte. I suggest you take this pill if you get seasick.
d. to get carsick (automobile) Es muy común marearse en el auto si vas leyendo. It's very common to get carsick if you're reading.
f. to get travel-sick (United Kingdom) Ana pasó todo el vuelo en el baño porque se mareó. Ana spent the whole flight in the bathroom because she got travel-sick.
7. (to be disoriented)
a. to get dizzy Es muy común marearse o sentir vértigo en las alturas. It's very common to get dizzy or feel vertigo in high places.
8.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative) (to get disconcerted) a. to get confused Los alumnos se marearon con tanta información. The students got confused with so much information.
9. (to get intoxicated)
a. to get drunk José se mareó y empezó a hacer imprudencias. José got drunk and started being imprudent.
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 3. (en barco)
a. to make seasick los viajes en barco me marean I get seasick when I travel by boat
5. (colloquial)
a. to annoy me marea con sus quejas she drives me up the wall with her complaining
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb 6. (colloquial)
a. to be a pain ¡niño, deja de marear! you naughty boy! stop annoying me!
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
marear
transitive verb
1 (Med) marear a algn to make sb feel sick; el olor a alquitrán me marea the smell of tar makes me feel sick; el fuerte oleaje me marea the swell is making me feel seasick
leer en el coche me marea
2 (aturdir) marear a algn to make sb (feel) dizzy; las alturas me marean heights make me (feel) dizzy
3 (emborrachar) marear a algn to make sb feel drunk o light-headed
este vino tan fuerte le marea
4 (confundir) no grites tanto, que me mareas don't shout so much, I can't hear myself think; ¡decídete y no me marees más! make up your mind and stop going on at me!
5 (Caribe) (México) (engañar) to cheat intransitive verb
(Náutica) to sail; navigate pronominal verb
marearse 1 (Med) to feel sick; (en coche) to get carsick; get travel-sick; (en barco) to get seasick se mareó con el calor he felt sick because of the heat; the heat made him feel sick; ¿te mareas cuando vas en barco? do you get seasick when you travel by boat?; siempre me mareo en el coche I always get carsick
2 (aturdirse) to feel dizzy te marearás si das tantas vueltas you'll get dizzy going round like that
3 (emborracharse) to get drunk o light-headed 4 (confundirse) to get confused se mareó con tanta información repentina
5 (preocuparse) no te marees con esto don't bother your head about this
6 (Caribe) (S. Cone) [+paño] to fade Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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