manosear

v.

1 to handle (roughly).

2 to paw (person).

3 to touch sexually, to mess about with.

El pervertido manoseó a las chicas The pervert touched the girls sexually.

4 to fiddle with, to finger, to jiggle, to pull about.

Ricardo manoseó las miniaturas Richard fiddled with the miniatures.

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manosear

► verbo transitivo

1 (objeto) to handle; (persona) to feel up, grope

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verb

1) to finger

2) touch repeatedly

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VT

1) [+ objeto] (=tocar) to handle, paw *; (=desordenar) to rumple; (=jugar con) to fiddle with, mess about with

2) LAm [+ persona] to touch up *, grope *

3) [+ tema] to overwork, repeat

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verbo transitivo

a) <objeto> to handle

b) (fam) <persona> to grope (colloq)

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= grope.

Ex. The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

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verbo transitivo

a) <objeto> to handle

b) (fam) <persona> to grope (colloq)

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= grope.

Ex: The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

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manosear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹objeto› to handle

por favor, no me manosee la fruta please don't touch o handle the fruit

2 (fam); ‹persona› to grope (colloq)

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Multiple Entries:
manosear    
manosear algo    
mañosear
manosear (conjugate manosear) verbo transitivo

a) ‹objeto› to handle

b) (fam) ‹persona› to grope (colloq)

mañosear (conjugate mañosear) verbo intransitivo (Chi fam) to play o act up (colloq)
manosear vtr (un objeto) to finger
(a alguien) to grope
'mañosear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manosear
- sobar
- tocar
English:
finger
- handle
- mess about
- mess around
- paw
- grope

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manosear

♦ vt

1. [tocar] to handle (roughly);

[papel, tela] to rumple;

no manosees la fruta si no la vas a comprar don't handle o touch the fruit if you're not going to buy it

2. [persona] to paw;

[sexualmente] to grope

♦ See also the pronominal verb manosearse

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manosear

v/t

1 fruta handle

2 persona fam

grope fam

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manosear vt

1) : to handle or touch excessively

2) acariciar: to fondle, to caress

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manosear vb to touch / to handle

no manosees la fruta don't touch the fruit