swipe [swaɪp]
swipe
swipe(
swayp
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
1. (to slide)
a. pasar
I'm sorry sir; can I ask you to swipe your card one more time?Lo siento, se帽or; 驴le puedo pedir que pase su tarjeta una vez m谩s?
2. (colloquial) (to hit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. golpear
Before I even knew what was happening, her boyfriend had swiped me on the head.Antes que me enterara de lo que suced铆a, su novio me hab铆a golpeado en la cabeza.
b. pegar
Your cat swiped me with its paw so I would give it some of my tuna sandwich.Tu gato me peg贸 con la pata para que le diera de mi s谩ndwich de at煤n.
3. (colloquial) (to steal)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
a. birlar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
I woke up in the middle of the park, only to find that someone had swiped my wallet.Me despert茅 tirado en el parque, y me di cuenta de que me hab铆an birlado la billetera.
b. afanar (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
We got distracted talking on the bus, and someone swiped my cell phone.Nos distrajimos conversando en el bus, y alguien se afan贸 mi celular.
c. volar (colloquial) (Mexico)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
隆Chin! Me volaron la mochila en la estaci贸n del metro.Shoot! Someone swiped my backpack in the metro.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (to try to hit)
a. intentar dar un golpe
Bruce swiped at the bouncer, but he ended up falling facedown in the street.Bruce intent贸 dar un golpe al gorila, pero acab贸 cayendo boca abajo en la calle.
b. intentar pegar
The masked man swiped at me, but he missed and hit the wall instead.El hombre enmascarado intent贸 pegarme, pero no acert贸 y golpe贸 la pared.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
5. (whack)
6. (figurative) (criticism)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
a. el ataque (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).
The singer got political, taking swipes at the city's mayor.El cantante hizo comentarios pol铆ticos, dirigiendo ataques hacia el alcalde de la ciudad.
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swipeNountransitive verbintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (with fist or stick)
a.
to take a swipe at somebodydirigir un golpe a alguien
2. (fig)
a.
the program takes a swipe at the rich and famousel programa dirige sus ataques contra los ricos y famosos
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (colloquial)
a. afanar, birlar (steal)
b. bajar (Mexico)
Regionalism used in Mexico
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
4. (general)
a.
to swipe at somebody/somethingintentar dar un golpe a alguien/algo
Copyright 漏 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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