mecer

to rock

mecer(meh-sehr)

transitive verb

1. (to move back and forth)

a. to rock (in a chair or crib)

Mecer suavemente al bebé lo reconforta y le ayuda a eliminar los gases.

Gently rocking the baby will calm him and help him pass gas.

b. to swing (in a hammock or swing)

¿Meces un ratito mi hamaca a ver si me puedo dormir?

Would you swing my hammock for a little while to see if I can get to sleep?

c. to shake

El huracán meció las palmeras de un lado al otro.

The hurricane shook the palm trees back and forth.

mecerse

pronominal verb

2. (to move back and forth)

a. to swing

Cuando era niña, solía venir a este parque a mecerme en los columpios.

When I was a little girl, I used to come to this park to swing on the swing set.

b. to rock

Mi abuela se pasa las tardes en la terraza meciéndose en su mecedora.

Mi grandmother spends the afternoons on the front porch rocking in her rocking chair.

c. to sway

Las ramas del cerezo se mecen suavemente con la brisa.

The branches of the cherry tree are swaying lightly in the breeze.

mecer

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to rock

pronominal verb

2. (en silla)

a. to rock

3. (en columpio, hamaca)

a. to swing

4. (árbol, rama)

a. to sway

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mecer

transitive verb

1 [+cuna, niño] to rock; (en columpio) to swing; [+rama] to cause to sway; move to and fro; [+olas] [+barco] to rock

las olas mecen las lanchas

2 [+líquido] to stir; [+recipiente] to shake

pronominal verb

mecerse (en mecedora) to rock (to and fro); (en columpio) to swing; [+rama] to sway; move to and fro;