jorobar
jorobar(
hoh
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roh
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bahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (colloquial) (to bother)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to bug (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La fría contestación de Ana me jorobó porque yo había sido amable.Ana's cold answer bugged me because I had been nice.
b. to annoy
Luis está jorobando a sus compañeros de clase continuamente, y por eso no les cae bien.Luis is annoying his classmates all the time, and that's why they don't like him.
c. to pester
Deja de jorobar a tu hermano. ¿No ves que intenta concentrarse?Stop pestering your brother. Can't you see he's trying to focus?
d. to get on one's nerves
Me joroba la actitud de José. ¿Cómo puede hacer como si no pasara nada?Jose's attitude is getting on my nerves. How can he act like nothing happened?
2. (colloquial) (to spoil)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to mess up
El tiempo jorobó la fiesta que teníamos planeada.The bad weather messed up our plans for the party.
c. to ruin
Tú jorobaste la buena relación que teníamos con nuestros clientes con tus comentarios inapropiados.You ruined the good relationship we had with our clients with your inappropriate comments.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (colloquial) (to bother)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to be annoying
Ese niño tiene la costumbre de interrumpir a los adultos solo por jorobar.That boy has the habit of interrupting adults just to be annoying.
jorobarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
4. (colloquial) (to bear)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to lump it (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Como me mentiste, ahora te jorobas y apechugas.Since you lied to me, now you can lump it and face the consequences.
5. (colloquial) (to get injured)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to mess up (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Zequi se jorobó el tobillo corriendo ayer.Zequi messed up his ankle running yesterday.
b. to do in (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me jorobé la muñeca jugando al tenis el año pasado.I did my wrist in playing tennis last year.
6. (colloquial) (to be spoiled)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to be ruined
La boda en el jardín se jorobó porque empezó a llover a cántaros.The garden wedding was ruined because it started pouring.
b. to break
El reloj se jorobó a los pocos días de comprarlo.The watch broke a few days after I bought it.
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Conjugations
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