propinar

to give

propinar(proh-pee-nahr)

transitive verb

1. (to deliver)

a. to give

Dos hombres atraparon al ladrón y le propinaron una terrible paliza.

Two men caught the thief and gave him a savage beating.

b. to deal

Esteban me propinó un golpe tan fuerte que me derribó.

Esteban dealt me a nasty blow that knocked me down.

propinarse

pronominal verb

2. (to get)

a. to treat oneself to

Esta semana trabajé duro, así que me voy a propinar una sesión de masajes.

I worked hard this week, so I'm going to treat myself to a massage session.

propinar

transitive verb

1. (paliza)

a. to give

2. (golpe)

a. to deal

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propinar

transitive verb

1 (dar) [+golpe] to strike; deal; [+azotes] to give

le propinó una buena paliza he gave him a good thrashing; le propinó una serie de consejos he gave him a lot of advice; he made him listen to several bits of advice

2 (invitar)

propinar a algn to buy sb a drink

pronominal verb

propinarse

propinarse algo to treat o.s. to sth