chulear

v.

1 to make fun of, to kid.

2 to compliment, to praise, to speak highly of.

3 to brag, to swank.

4 to take undue advantage of.

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chulear

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (burlar) to make fun of

2 familiar (hacer de chulo) to pimp for

■ ese hombre chulea a varias mujeres del barrio that bloke pimps for several women in the area

3 familiar (robar) to pinch, nick

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (presumir) to brag, show off

■ mira a Felipe cómo chulea con su coche nuevo look at Felipe showing off his new car

► verbo pronominal chulearse

1 familiar (burlarse) to make fun (de, of)

■ no te chulees más de ella stop making fun of her

2 familiar (presumir) to brag, boast

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verbo transitivo

1) (Arg fam) (provocar) to needle (colloq)

2) (Méx fam) (piropear) to compliment; <vestido/peinado> to make nice comments about

3) (Col) (con un signo) to check (AmE), to tick (BrE)

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= bluster, show off, boast.

Ex. Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

Ex. The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

Ex. In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.

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verbo transitivo

1) (Arg fam) (provocar) to needle (colloq)

2) (Méx fam) (piropear) to compliment; <vestido/peinado> to make nice comments about

3) (Col) (con un signo) to check (AmE), to tick (BrE)

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= bluster, show off, boast.

Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.

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chulear [A1 ]

vt

A (Esp fam) ‹prostituta› to pimp for

B

1 (Esp fam) (ponerse impertinente con) to get nervy o smart o mouthy with (AmE colloq), to get cheeky o cocky with (BrE colloq)

2 (Arg fam) (provocar) to needle (colloq), to goad

C (Méx fam) (piropear) ‹persona› to compliment; ‹vestido/peinado› to make nice comments about

D (Col) (con un signo) to check (AmE), to tick (BrE)

■ chulearse

v pron

(Esp fam)

1 (fanfarronear) to brag, boast chulearse DE algo to brag o boast ABOUT sth

2 (ponerse impertinente) chulearse DE algn to get nervy o smart WITH sb (AmE colloq), to get cheeky o cocky WITH sb (BrE colloq)

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chulear (conjugate chulear) verbo transitivo
1 (Arg fam) (provocar) to needle (colloq)
2 (Méx fam) (piropear) to compliment;
‹vestido/peinado› to make nice comments about
3 (Col) (con un signo) to check (AmE), to tick (BrE)
chulear familiar verbo intransitivo to strut around

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chulear Fam

♦ vt

1. Esp [explotar]

chulear a una mujer to live off a woman

2. Méx [elogiar]

chulearon mucho a Ema con su nuevo vestido Ema got lots of compliments in her new dress;

su actuación fue muy chuleada por la crítica her performance won bouquets from the critics

♦ See also the pronominal verb chulearse

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chulear vt, Mex fam : to compliment