catear

v.

1 to fail(informal). (peninsular Spanish)

he cateado o me han cateado la física I failed o flunked physics (United States)

2 to search. (Latin American Spanish)

3 to frisk.

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catear

► verbo transitivo

1 EDUCACIÓN familiar to fail, US flunk

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VT

1) (=buscar) to search

2) (=probar) to test, try

3) * [+ candidato, estudiante, examen] to fail, flunk (EEUU) *

4) LAm (Min) to prospect

5) Méx [policía] to raid

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verbo transitivo

1) (Esp arg) (suspender) to fail

2)

a) (Chi fam) (observar) to peep at; (mirar) to look at

b) (Chi) (Min) to prospect

c) (Méx) (registrar) <persona> to frisk; <vivienda> to search

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= flunk (out).

Ex. Participants in the conference on social sciences discussed the possibilities for eliminating punitive aspects of grading systems, such as flunking courses.

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verbo transitivo

1) (Esp arg) (suspender) to fail

2)

a) (Chi fam) (observar) to peep at; (mirar) to look at

b) (Chi) (Min) to prospect

c) (Méx) (registrar) <persona> to frisk; <vivienda> to search

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= flunk (out).

Ex: Participants in the conference on social sciences discussed the possibilities for eliminating punitive aspects of grading systems, such as flunking courses.

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catear [A1 ]

vt

A (Esp arg) (suspender) ‹examen› to fail, flunk (colloq); ‹estudiante› to fail, flunk (AmE colloq)

B

1 (Chi fam) (espiar) to peep at; (mirar) to look at

catéalo como ronca just look at him snoring

2 (AmS) (Min) to prospect

3 (Méx) (registrar) ‹persona› to frisk; ‹vivienda› to search

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catear (conjugate catear) verbo transitivo
1 (Esp arg) (suspender) to fail
2

a) (Chi) (Min) to prospect

b) (Méx) (registrar) ‹persona› to frisk;

‹vivienda› to search
catear verbo transitivo familiar Educ to fail, US flunk
'catear' also found in these entries:
English:
frisk
- search

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catear vt

1. Esp Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

he cateado o [m5]me han cateado la física I failed o US flunked physics

2. Andes, RP [mina] to prospect

3. Am [casa] to search

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catear

v/t fam

fail, flunk fam

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catear vb to fail