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heave(
hiv
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. cargar
The boys next door helped me to heave all my boxes into the moving van.Los chicos de al lado me ayudaron a cargar mis cajas en el camión de mudanzas.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
My joints were achy and it took me a while to heave myself off the sofa.Me dolían las articulaciones y me tomó un ratito levantarme del sofá.
We heaved the tomes onto the shelves.Subimos los libros pesados a las estanterías con mucho esfuerzo.
2. (to push)
a. empujar
Heave with all your might or we'll never get the car out of the mud.Empuja con toda tu fuerza o nunca podremos sacar el carro del barro.
3. (to throw)
4. (to release)
a. echar
The bodybuilder heaved a sigh as he dropped the weights to the floor.El fisiculturista echó un suspiro cuando dejó caer las pesas al suelo.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
My father sank into his chair when he got home and heaved a sigh of exhaustion.Mi padre se arrellanó en su silla cuando regresó a casa y suspiró agotado.
We all heaved sighs of relief when the five-hour meeting finally ended.Todos suspiramos aliviados cuando la reunión de cinco horas finalmente terminó.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tirar
The lifeguards heaved until they could get the boy out of the river.Los salvavidas tiraron hasta que pudieron sacar al niño del río.
The movers heaved at the chest until they got it to the other side of the room.Los empleados de la mudadora tiraron del baúl hasta que lograron llevarlo al otro lado del cuarto.
b. jalar (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Keep heaving on the pipe. It'll eventually come loose.Sigue jalando el tubo. Eventualmente se aflojará.
We heaved with all our might, but we couldn't move the anchor.Jalamos con todas nuestras fuerzas, pero no pudimos mover el ancla.
a. subir y bajar
Our boat heaved in the rough waves of the ocean.Nuestro barco subía y bajaba en las olas bravías del mar.
7. (to retch)
a. hacer arcadas
I woke up hungover and I was heaving all morning.Me desperté con resaca y estuve haciendo arcadas toda la mañana.
8. (to vomit)
a. vomitar
Something Doug ate earlier made him sick, and he was heaving all afternoon.Algo que Doug comió más temprano lo enfermó, y estuvo vomitando toda la tarde.
9. (nautical)
a. virar
The sailors' families waited as the ship quietly hove toward the docks.Las familias de los marineros esperaron mientras el buque viraba silenciosamente hacia el muelle.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
10. (act of pulling)
b. el jalón (M) (Latin America)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
With a big heave, we finally managed to move the bookcase.Con un fuerte jalón, finalmente logramos mover la estantería.
11. (act of pushing)
a. el empujón (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We got the heavy TV set into the corner with one final heave.Pusimos el pesado televisor en el rincón con un empujón final.
heaves
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. las arcadas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Juan was seasick during the cruise and had the heaves.Juan se mareó en el crucero y tuvo arcadas.
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