pisotear

to trample on

pisotear(pee-soh-teh-ahr)

transitive verb

1. (to tread on)

a. to trample on

Dos vándalos pisotearon mi jardín y destrozaron las flores.

Two vandals trampled on my garden and ruined my flowers.

b. to trample

Uno de los jinetes se cayó y fue pisoteado por su caballo.

One of the riders fell and was trampled by his horse.

c. to stamp on

Los manifestantes arrancaron la bandera del mástil y la pisotearon.

Demonstrators tore the flag from the flagpole and stamped on it.

2.

(figurative)

(to disrespect)

a. to trample on

Al tratar a sus trabajadores como esclavos la empresa está pisoteando la dignidad humana.

By treating their workers like slaves the company is trampling on human dignity.

b. to ride roughshod over

La sociedad ha pisoteado los derechos de las minorías étnicas durante siglos.

Society has ridden roughshod over the rights of ethnic minorities for centuries.

c. to walk all over

(colloquial)

Tu novio no tiene derecho a pisotearte de esa forma. Tienes que hacerte valer.

Your boyfriend has no right to walk all over you like that. You need to stand up for yourself.

pisotear

transitive verb

1. (con el pie)

a. to trample on

2. (humillar)

a. to scorn

3. (desobedecer)

a. to trample over

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pisotear

transitive verb

1 (gen) to tread down; trample (underfoot); (hollar) to stamp on

2 (humillar) to trample on; [+ley] to abuse; disregard