rebotar
rebotar
rebotar(
rreh
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boh
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tahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to leap)
La pelota rebotó y fue a parar en medio de la carretera.The ball bounced and ended up in the middle of the road.
b. to rebound
El balón rebotó en la portería y fue a parar directamente al jugador.The ball rebounded off a goal post and directly back to the player.
c. to glance off
El cuchillo rebotó en mi pierna sin hacerme daño.The knife glanced off of my leg without hurting me.
d. to ricochet (bullet)
La bala rebotó en la cerca e hirió a un civil.The bullet ricocheted off the fence and injured a civilian.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to rebound)
a. to bounce
El niño hizo rebotar la pelota una y otra vez hasta que se cansó.The child bounced the ball over and over again until he got bored.
rebotarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
3. (colloquial) (informal) (to get angry) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to get pissed off (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Juan se rebotó con María por no haberle llamado.Juan got pissed off at Maria for not calling him.
b. to get cheesed off (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi madre se rebotó conmigo por no sacar la basura.My mother got cheesed off at me for not taking out the garbage.
rebotarintransitive verbpronominal verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (general)
a. to bounce
b. to rebound
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
2. (colloquial) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
a. to get
b. cheesed off o (United Kingdom)
c. pissed (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
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