pitar

to hiss at

to honk at

pitar(pee-tahr)

transitive verb

1. (to boo)

a. to hiss at

Los trabajadores empezaron a pitar la gerencia cuando les informó sobre otro recorte salarial.

The workers started hissing at management when they informed them about another pay cut.

b. to catcall

Los fans pitaron al equipo cuando concedieron otro gol en el primer tiempo.

The fans catcalled the team when they conceded another goal in the first half.

2. (to act as referee)

a. to referee

Mark Taylor fue el seleccionado para pitar la final.

Mark Taylor was chosen to referee the final game.

3. (to rule)

a. to call

(United States)

¿Cuántas faltas ha pitado hoy este árbitro?

How many fouls has this referee called today?

b. to call for

(United States)

Cuando se pitó penalti por el ataque, la afición empezó a lanzarle insultos al árbitro.

When the offense was called for a penalty, the fans started shouting insults at the referee.

c. to blow the whistle for

El árbitro pitó falta y suspendió al jugador.

The referee blew the whistle for a foul and sent the player off.

d. to blow for (United Kingdom)

El árbitro pitó un penalti a favor del equipo italiano.

The referee blew for a penalty in favour of the Italian team.

4.

(colloquial)

(to consume tobacco)

(South America)

a. to smoke

Algunos de mis colegas pitan dos o tres cigarros durante el descanso.

Some of my coworkers smoke two or three cigarettes during the break.

5. (automobile)

a. to honk at

El conductor de detrás me está pitando porque estoy manejando muy despacio.

The driver behind me is honking at me because I'm driving too slowly.

intransitive verb

6. (to make a sharp sound)

a. to blow a whistle

El policía pitó cuando me pasé el alto.

The police officer blew a whistle when I jumped the stop sign.

7. (to make a high-pitched noise)

a. to beep

Algo está pitando y nos está distrayendo.

Something is beeping and it's distracting us.

8. (automobile)

a. to blow one's horn

No me gusta que piten cuando llegan por mí.

I don't like people blowing their horns when they come to pick me up.

9. (to operate)

a. to work

¿Pita o no pita el motor?

Does the engine work or not?

10.

(colloquial)

(to consume tobacco)

(South America)

a. to smoke

No pito desde hace cinco años.

I haven't smoked for five years.

pitar

transitive verb

1. (arbitrar; partido)

a. to referee

2. (falta)

a. to blow for

3. (abuchear)

a.

pitar a alguiento whistle at somebody in disapproval

4. (colloquial)

(Latin America)

a. to puff (on)

intransitive verb

5. (tocar el pito)

a. to blow a whistle

6. (del coche)

a. to toot one's horn

7. (funcionar; cosa)

a. to work

8. (persona)

a. to get on

9. (colloquial)

(Spain)

a.

salir/irse pitandoto rush out/off

venir pitandoto come rushing

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pitar

intransitive verb

1 (sonar) (con silbato) to blow one's whistle; (con claxon) to hoot; blow one's horn

el policía nos pitó the policeman blew his whistle at us; el camionero me pitó the lorry driver hooted at us; the lorry driver blew his horn at us

2 (abuchear) to whistle

3

ir o salir pitando

cuando la vio venir salió pitando as soon as he saw her coming he was off like a shot (familiar); adiós, me tengo que ir pitando bye, I must dash (familiar); vámonos pitando, que no llegamos let's get a move on or we won't get there in time (familiar)

4 (Latinoamérica) (fumar) to smoke

5 (funcionar) to work

el negocio no pita the business isn't going well

transitive verb

1 (Dep)

el árbitro pitó falta the referee whistled o blew for a foul; ¿quién pita el partido? who's refereeing the match?

2 (Latinoamérica) (fumar) to smoke