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patear
patear(
pah
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teh
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
El niño pateaba todas las latas que encontraba.The little boy would kick every can he came across.
b. to boot (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
El joven pateó el balón hacia los árboles.The young man booted the ball towards the trees.
2. (to trample)
b. to stomp on
La niña empezó a llorar, tiró la muñeca al suelo y la pateó.The girl started crying, threw the doll to the floor and stomped on it.
3. (colloquial) (to walk around)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to tramp around
No quiero patear más calles. ¡Comamos!I don't want to tramp around any more streets. Let's have lunch!
b. to traipse around (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Ya estoy harta de patear tiendas; tomemos un descanso.I'm fed up with traipsing around stores; let's take a break.
4. (colloquial) (to be unpleasant to)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to mistreat
Julia fue al hospital y las enfermeras la patearon.Julia went to the hospital and the nurses mistreated her.
b. to be nasty to
Mi tía fue a la tienda a devolver un artículo, y el dependiente la pateó.My aunt went to the store to return an item, and the salesclerk was nasty to her.
5. (colloquial) (to express disapproval of)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to stamp in disapproval of
Cuando no nos gustaba un artista, lo pateábamos.When we didn't like an entertainer, we would stamp in disapproval of them.
d. to give a slow handclap
Era evidente que el actor estaba borracho, y por eso lo pateamos.It was obvious that the actor was drunk, so we gave him a slow handclap.
6. (colloquial) (to cause ill effects to) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. to disagree with
El ajo de la cena me está pateando el estómago.The garlic in the dinner is disagreeing with me.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to stamp one's feet
La niña recorrió la tienda pateando y llorando.The little girl ran around the shop stamping her feet and crying.
a. to stamp in disapproval
No nos gustaba el humor del comediante y comenzamos a patear.We didn't like the comedian's humor and began to stamp in disapproval.
c. to jeer
Cuando el músico volvió a entrar en el escenario, algunos patearon.When the musician came back on stage, some people jeered.
d. to give a slow handclap
Los músicos llegaron tarde, y el público empezó a patear.The musicians were late, and the public began a slow handclap.
10. (colloquial) (to walk a lot)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
b. to traipse around (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi madre insiste en que salgamos a patear durante una hora todas las tardes.My mother insists we go out and traipse around for an hour every evening.
11. (colloquial) (to aim) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
patearse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
12. (colloquial) (to walk around)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to tramp around
Se patearon el centro comercial en dos horas.It took them two hours to tramp around the mall.
b. to traipse around (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Fuimos incapaces de patearnos el centro de la ciudad.We didn't have the energy to traipse around the city center.
13. (colloquial) (to waste)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
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