trepar

to climb

trepar(treh-pahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to ascend something)

a. to climb

Los niños treparon al árbol sin el permiso de sus padres.

The children climbed the tree without their parents' permission.

b. to scale

Fuimos al puerto y trepamos a un muro para tener una mejor vista.

We went to the harbor and scaled a wall in order to get a better view.

2. (to grow)

a. to climb

Las enredaderas han trepado la pared entera.

The vines have climbed all over the wall.

3. (to move up socially)

a. to climb the social ladder

No te cases con ella solo para trepar.

Don't marry her just to climb the social ladder.

transitive verb

4. (to ascend)

a. to climb

El niño se cayó mientras estaba trepando las escaleras.

The boy fell while he was climbing the stairs.

trepar

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to climb

intransitive verb

2. (subir)

a. to climb

3. (colloquial)

a. to be a social climber

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trepar

intransitive verb

1 [+persona, animal] to climb

trepar a un árbol to climb (up) a tree

trepar a un avión

2 (Botánica) to climb;por up

transitive verb

trepar puestos to climb the ladder

en el Ministerio de Defensa, donde fue trepando puestos como servicial "número dos"

trepar

transitive verb

1 (Técnica) (taladrar) to drill; bore

2 (Cos) to trim