tontear
tontear
tontear(
tohn
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teh
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ahr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (to play the fool)
a. to fool around
Solo estábamos tonteando. ¡Juro que no lo lastimé a propósito!We were just fooling around. I swear I didn't hurt him on purpose!
b. to act the fool
A Mario le gusta tontear y hacer payasadas.Mario likes to act the fool and do crazy things.
2. (to talk rubbish)
a. to talk nonsense
Deja de tontear y dime la verdad sobre lo que ocurrió.Stop talking nonsense and tell me the truth about what happened.
3. (to behave flirtatiously)
a. to flirt
Te vi tonteando con Federico. ¿Te gusta?I saw you flirting with Federico. Do you like him?
b. to fool around (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Tonteamos un poco pero no pasó nada más.We fooled around a little but nothing else happened.
tontearintransitive verb
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
1. (hacer el tonto)
a. to fool about
2. (coquetear)
a.
tontear (con alguien)to flirt (with somebody)
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