martillear

v.

to hammer, to pound.

Ella martilla los clavos She hammers the nails.

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martillear

► verbo transitivo

1 to hammer

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1. VT

1) (=golpear) [+ puerta] to hammer on, pound on; [+ piano] to pound away at; (=machacar) to pound

2) (=atormentar) to worry, torment

2.

VI [motor] to knock

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (con un martillo) to hammer

b) ruido

el ruido me martilleaba la cabeza — the noise was pounding in my head

2.

martillear vi to hammer

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= hammer.

Ex. Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (con un martillo) to hammer

b) ruido

el ruido me martilleaba la cabeza — the noise was pounding in my head

2.

martillear vi to hammer

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= hammer.

Ex: Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.

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martillear [A1 ]

vt

1 (con un martillo) to hammer

2

«ruido»: el ruido me martilleaba la cabeza the noise was pounding in my head o making my head pound

3 (atormentar) to torment

■ martillear

vi

to hammer

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Multiple Entries:
martillar    
martillear
martillar,

◊ martillear (conjugate martillar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo

to hammer
martillear
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound: la lluvia martilleaba los cristales, the rain beat down on the windows
3 (atormentar) sus palabras me martilleaban en los oídos, his words fell harshly on me
II verbo intransitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer
2 figurado to hammer, pound

'martillear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
martillar
English:
hammer

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martillear, martillar

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: carpintero] to hammer

2. [sujeto: lluvia, ruido] to pound on;

las gotas le martilleaban la cara the raindrops were lashing his face

♦ vi

1. [con martillo] to hammer

2. [lluvia, ruido] to pound;

la lluvia martilleaba en los cristales the rain was pounding against the windowpanes

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martillear

v/t & v/i hammer