encabritarse

pron.v.

1 to rear up (caballo, moto).

2 to get shirty (informal) (person).

3 to buck, to rear, to prance, to rise on one's hind legs.

El caballo se encabritó de miedo The horse bucked out of fear.

4 to become obstinate, to become obdurate, to balk.

El abuelo se encabritó Grandfather balked=became obstinate.

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encabritarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (caballo) to rear up

2 (barco) to rise; (avión) to zoom

3 figurado (enojarse) to get angry, get cross

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VPR

1) [caballo] to rear up

2) * (=enfadarse) to get riled *, get cross

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verbo pronominal

a) caballo to rear up

b) (fam) persona to get mad (colloq), to blow one's top (colloq)

c) (fam) mar to get o become choppy

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= buck.

Ex. While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.

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verbo pronominal

a) caballo to rear up

b) (fam) persona to get mad (colloq), to blow one's top (colloq)

c) (fam) mar to get o become choppy

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= buck.

Ex: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.

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encabritarse [A1 ]

v pron

1 «caballo» to rear up

2 (fam); «persona» to get mad (colloq), to blow one's top (colloq)

3 (fam); «mar» to get o become choppy

navegaban en medio de un mar encabritado they were sailing in choppy waters o in a choppy sea

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encabritarse (conjugate encabritarse) verbo pronominal [caballo] to rear up
'encabritarse' also found in these entries:
English:
rear

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encabritarse vpr

1. [caballo] to rear up

2. [moto] to rear up

3. Fam [persona] to get grouchy o Br shirty

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encabritarse

v/r

1 de caballo rear up

2 de persona fam

get mad fam , blow one’s stack fam

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encabritarse vr

1) : to rear up

2) fam : to get angry