respingar
respingar
respingar(
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peeng
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gahr
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g. Everybody please stand up.).
1. (colloquial) (clothing)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to ride up
¿Qué tal me queda esta falda? - Respinga un poco por detrás.How does this skirt suit me? - It rides up a bit at the back.
2. (to buck)
a. to shy
Cuando el vaquero le puso las alforjas al caballo, este respingó y relinchó.When the cowboy put the saddlebags on the horse, it shied and neighed.
3. (colloquial) (to fuss)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (to answer with insolence) (Dominican Republic) (Honduras) (Mexico) (Nicaragua)
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Regionalism used in Honduras
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
b. to retort
"¡Déjame en paz!" respingó la niña cuando su madre le dijo que hiciera la tarea."Leave me alone!" retorted the girl when her mother told her to do her homework.
respingarintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (protestar)
a. to make a fuss, to complain
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Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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