empinar

v.

1 to tip up.

2 to raise.

empinar el codo (informal) to bend the elbow

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empinar

► verbo transitivo

1 (levantar) to raise, lift

2 (recipiente) to raise, tip up

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (beber mucho) to drink a lot

► verbo pronominal empinarse

1 (persona) to stand on tiptoe; (animal) to rear up

2 (alcanzar altura) to tower

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FRASEOLOGÍA

empinar el codo familiar to bevvy, booze, have a few drinks

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1.

VT [gen] to raise; [+ botella] to tip up

- empinar el codo

2.

VI * to drink, booze *

3.

See:

empinarse

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1.

verbo transitivo <bota/botella/vaso> to raise

2.

empinarse v pron

1)

a) (de puntillas) to stand on tiptoe

b) camino/cuesta to get steep, to rise; edificio/torre to tower, soar; montaña to rise

2) (Chi, Méx fam) (beberse) to knock back (colloq)

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* empinar el codo = booze, tipple, swig.

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1.

verbo transitivo <bota/botella/vaso> to raise

2.

empinarse v pron

1)

a) (de puntillas) to stand on tiptoe

b) camino/cuesta to get steep, to rise; edificio/torre to tower, soar; montaña to rise

2) (Chi, Méx fam) (beberse) to knock back (colloq)

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* empinar el codo = booze, tipple, swig.

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empinar [A1 ]

vt

‹bota/botella/vaso› to raise

empinó la bota y empezó a beber he raised the wineskin and began drinking

codo² (↑ codo (2))

■ empinarse

v pron

A

1 (de puntillas) to stand on tiptoe

2 «camino/cuesta» to get steep, to rise

3 (liter); «edificio/torre» to tower, soar; «montaña» to rise

B (Chi, Méx fam) (beberse) to knock back (colloq), to down (colloq)

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empinar (conjugate empinar) verbo transitivo ‹bota/botella/vaso› to raise
empinarse verbo pronominal (de puntillas) to stand on tiptoe
'empinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
codo

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empinar

♦ vt

1. [inclinar] to tip up

2. [levantar] to raise;

Comp

Fam

empinar el codo to bend the elbow

♦ vi

Fam [beber alcohol] to booze, to have a few drinks

♦ See also the pronominal verb empinarse

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empinar

v/t raise;

empinar el codo fam raise one’s elbow fam

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empinar vt

elevar: to lift, to raise

♦ See also the reflexive verb empinarse