esquinar

v.

1 to make a corner (hacer esquina), to form into an angle. (Provincial)

2 to square (madera).

3 to swerve, to slice (pelota).

4 to get a chip on one's shoulder (estar resentido).

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esquinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer esquina) to form a corner with, be on the corner of

■ la tienda esquina la Calle Mayor the shop's on the corner of the High Street

2 (poner en esquina) to put in a corner

■ hay que esquinar el armario we have to put the wardrobe in the corner

3 (madero) to square

4 figurado (enemistar) to set against

► verbo intransitivo

1 (hacer esquina) to form a corner with

► verbo pronominal esquinarse

1 figurado (enemistarse) to fall out

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1. VT

1) (Dep) to put in a corner

2) (=hacer esquina con) to form a corner with

3) (=estar en la esquina de) to be on the corner of

4) [+ madera] to square, square off

5) [+ pelota] to swerve, slice

6) [+ personas] to set at odds

2.

VI

esquinar con — (=hacer esquina) to form a corner with; (=estar en la esquina) to be on the corner of

3.

See:

esquinarse

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esquinar [A1 ]

vt

esquinar a algn CON algn:

ese incidente lo esquinó con su cuñada he fell out with his sister-in-law over that incident

■ esquinarse

v pron

to fall out (colloq) esquinarse CON algn to fall out WITH sb (colloq)

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esquinar verbo transitivo to put in a corner

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esquinar

♦ vt

[poner en esquina] to put in a corner

♦ vi

to form a corner (con with)

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esquinar

v/t fig

set at odds