- cabecear
- v.1 to nod (off).María cabecea de sueño Mary nods with sleepiness.2 to shake one's head (person) (negando).El caballo cabecea en agradecimiento The horse shakes his head gratefully.3 to toss its head (horse).4 to head the ball.5 to pitch.El barco cabeceó en la tormenta The ship pitched=wobbled in the storm.* * *cabecear► verbo intransitivo1 (mover la cabeza) to move one's head; (para negar) to shake one's head2 (dar cabezadas) to nod3 (inclinarse) to lean, slope4 MARÍTIMO to pitch► verbo transitivo1 DEPORTE to head* * *verb1) to head2) nod3) pitch* * *1. VT1) [+ balón] to head2) [+ vino] to strengthen; [+ vinos] to blend3) (Cos) to bind (the edge of)2. VI1) [al dormir] to nod off; (=negar) to shake one's head; [caballo] to toss its head2) [barco] to pitch; [carruaje] to lurch, sway; [carga] to shift, slip* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to nod off2.cabecear vt <balón> to head* * *= doze off, nod off.Ex. 17 percent of adult drivers report dozing off while driving at least once in the past year.Ex. Nodding off at the wheel accounts for around 20 per cent of accidents .* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) persona to nod off2.cabecear vt <balón> to head* * *= doze off, nod off.
Ex: 17 percent of adult drivers report dozing off while driving at least once in the past year.
Ex: Nodding off at the wheel accounts for around 20 per cent of accidents .* * *cabecear [A1 ]vi1 «persona» to nod off2«caballo»: el caballo empezó a cabecear the horse began to toss its head3 «barco» to pitch■ cabecearvtA ‹balón› to headB (fam); ‹asunto/solución› to chew o mull … over (colloq)* * *
cabecear (conjugate cabecear) verbo intransitivoa) [persona] to nod offb) [caballo] to toss its head;
[barco] to pitch
verbo transitivo ‹balón› to head
cabecear verbo intransitivo
1 (mover la cabeza) to nod off: la niña cabecea de sueño, the child was nodding itself off to sleep
2 Dep (un balón) to head
'cabecear' also found in these entries:
English:
head
- nod
- pitch
* * *cabecear♦ vi1. [dormitar] to nod (off)2. [persona] [negando] to shake one's head3. [caballo] to toss its head4. [en fútbol] to head the ball5. [balancearse] [barco, avión] to pitch♦ vtCarib [tabaco] to bind* * *cabecearI v/i nodII v/t el balón head* * *cabecear vt: to head (in soccer)cabecear vi1) : to nod one's head2) : to lurch, to pitch* * *cabecear vb1. (de sueño) to nod off [pt. & pp. nodded]tenía tanto sueño que cabeceaba en el sofá he was so tired that he kept nodding off on the sofa2. (balón) to headcabeceó el balón y marcó un gol he headed the ball and scored
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.