masticar

masticar(
mahs
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tee
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kahr
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (to munch)
a. to chew
El panda está masticando unas hojas de bambú.The panda is chewing some bamboo leaves.
b. to masticate (formal)
Los nativos mastican las hojas de coca para evitar el apunamiento.The natives masticate coca leaves to avoid altitude sickness.
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masticar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
1. (general)
a. to chew
2. (fig)
a.
hay que dárselo todo masticadoyou need to spoon-feed him
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masticar
transitive verb
to chew; masticate (formal)
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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