trasegar
trasegar(
trah
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seh
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gahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to decant
Los meseros no paraban de trasegar vino de las botellas a las copas.The waiters were constantly decanting wine from the bottles to the glasses.
a. to move around
El nuevo jefe de personal está trasegando gente entre departamentos.The new personnel manager is moving people around between departments.
b. to shuffle
Estoy harta de mi trabajo. Me paso toda la jornada trasegando papeles.I'm sick of my job. I spend my whole working day shuffling papers.
3. (colloquial) (to consume alcohol)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to drink
Los parroquianos platicaban animadamente en el bar mientras trasegaban sus cervezas.The regulars chatted animatedly at the bar while they drank their beers.
b. to knock back (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Al final de la noche habíamos trasegado media docena de botellas de vino.By the end of the night we had knocked back half a dozen bottles of wine.
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