capear

v.

1 to get out of.

capear el temporal to ride out o weather the storm

2 to dodge, to fend off, to evade, to skirt.

Luis capeó el problema Louis dodged the problem.

3 to steer clear of, to dodge, to jink.

Luis capeó el bloqueo policial Louis steered clear of the police block.

4 to play with the cape.

El torero capeaba sin cesar The bullfighter played with the cape endlessly

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capear

► verbo transitivo

1 (tauromaquia) to confront the bull with the cape

2 familiar figurado (entretener con engaños) to stall, put off

3 familiar figurado (dificultades) to dodge

■ sabe capear las dificultades he knows how to dodge difficulties

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FRASEOLOGÍA

capear el temporal figurado to weather the storm, ride out the storm

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1. VT

1) (Taur) wave the cape at; (fig) to take in, deceive

2) (Náut)

capear el temporal — (lit, fig) to ride out o weather the storm

3) (=esquivar) to dodge

4) (Culin) to top, cover (con with)

2.

VI (Náut) to ride out the storm

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verbo transitivo

1) (Taur) to make passes at (with the cape)

capear una crisis — to ride out o weather a crisis

2) (Chi fam) <trabajo> to skip, to skive off (BrE colloq)

capear clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

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* capear el temporal = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

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verbo transitivo

1) (Taur) to make passes at (with the cape)

capear una crisis — to ride out o weather a crisis

2) (Chi fam) <trabajo> to skip, to skive off (BrE colloq)

capear clase — to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

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* capear el temporal = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

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capear [A1 ]

vt

A (Taur) to make passes at (with the cape)

la empresa es capaz de capear la crisis the company can ride out o weather the crisis

B (Chi fam) ‹clase/trabajo› to get out of, skive off (BrE colloq)

los encontró capeando clases he caught them playing hooky (esp AmE) o (BrE) skiving off (school) (colloq)

■ capear

vi

(Chi) to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive (BrE colloq)

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capear (conjugate capear) verbo transitivo
1 (Taur) to make passes at (with the cape)
2 (Chi fam) ‹trabajo› to skip, to skive off (BrE colloq);

◊ capear clase to play hooky (esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

capear verbo transitivo
1 Taur to fight the bull with the cape
2 Náut to weather
fig (una mala situación) to ride out
3 (eludir un trabajo, una responsabilidad) to dodge, shirk
♦ Locuciones: figurado capear el temporal, to weather the storm
'capear' also found in these entries:
English:
brave
- ride out
- roll
- weather
- skive off

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capear

♦ vt

1. Taurom to make passes at with a cape

2. [eludir] [persona] to avoid;

[situación] to get out of;

Comp

capear el temporal to ride out o weather the storm

3. Chile, Guat Fam [clase] to skip

♦ vi

Chile, Guat Fam to play Br truant o US hookey

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capear

v/t

1 temporal weather

2 TAUR make passes at with one’s cape

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capear vt

1) : to make a pass with the cape (in bullfighting)

2) : to dodge, to weather

capear el temporal: to ride out the storm