pitar

v.

1 to referee (arbitrar) (partido).

2 to puff (on) (informal) (cigarrillo). (Latin American Spanish)

3 to blow a whistle (tocar el pito).

4 to work (funcionar) (cosa).

5 to blow the whistle, to blow a whistle, to whistle, to toot.

6 to blow the whistle at, to blow the horn at, to toot at.

Nos pita el taxi The taxi cab blows the whistle at us.

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pitar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (silbar) to blow a whistle

2 (tocar la bocina) to hoot, honk

3 (abuchear) to boo and hiss

4 (funcionar) to work

■ este mechero no pita this lighter doesn't work

► verbo transitivo

1 DEPORTE (falta) to whistle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir/irse pitando familiar to rush out, dash off

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verb

1) to whistle

2) boo

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1. VI

1) (=sonar) [con silbato] to blow one's whistle; [con claxon] to hoot, blow one's horn

el policía nos pitó — the policeman blew his whistle at us

el camionero me pitó — the lorry driver hooted at us, the lorry driver blew his horn at us

2) (=abuchear) to whistle

3)

ir o salir pitando * —

cuando la vio venir salió pitando — as soon as he saw her coming he was off like a shot *

adiós, me tengo que ir pitando — bye, I must dash *

vámonos pitando, que no llegamos — let's get a move on or we won't get there in time *

4) LAm * (=fumar) to smoke

5) † (=funcionar) to work

el negocio no pita — the business isn't going well

2. VT

1) (Dep)

el árbitro pitó falta — the referee whistled o blew for a foul

¿quién pita el partido? — who's refereeing the match?

2) LAm * (=fumar) to smoke

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) guardia/árbitro to blow one's whistle

b) vehículo to blow the horn, to hoot

c) público (como protesta) to boo and hiss

2) pitando gerundio (Esp fam) (rápido)

salió pitando — he was off like a shot (colloq), he legged it (colloq)

3) (CS fam) (fumar) to smoke

2.

pitar vt <falta> to blow for, award, call (AmE)

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* pitar fuera de juego = judge + offside.

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1.

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) guardia/árbitro to blow one's whistle

b) vehículo to blow the horn, to hoot

c) público (como protesta) to boo and hiss

2) pitando gerundio (Esp fam) (rápido)

salió pitando — he was off like a shot (colloq), he legged it (colloq)

3) (CS fam) (fumar) to smoke

2.

pitar vt <falta> to blow for, award, call (AmE)

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* pitar fuera de juego = judge + offside.

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pitar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 «guardia/árbitro» to blow one's whistle

2 «vehículo» to blow o sound the horn, beep, hoot, honk

3 «público» (como protesta) ≈ to boo and hiss, to whistle (as sign of disapproval)

B pitando

ger (Esp fam) (rápido): me voy pitando que no quiero llegar tarde I'm going to shoot off o dash because I don't want to be late (colloq)

cuando nos vieron llegar, salieron pitando when they saw us coming, they were off like a shot o they legged it o they made themselves scarce (colloq)

C (CS fam) (fumar) to smoke

■ pitar

vt

A ‹falta› to blow for, award, call (AmE)

B (Chi fam) ‹persona› to have … on (colloq)

no creas que te estoy pitando I'm not having you on o pulling your leg, you know (colloq)

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pitar (conjugate pitar) verbo intransitivo

a) [guardia/árbitro] to blow one's whistle

b) [vehículo] to blow the horn, to hoot

c) [público] (como protesta) to boo and hiss

verbo transitivo ‹falta› to blow for, award, call (AmE)
pitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (silbato) to blow
2 Dep (arbitrar) to referee
3 Dep (una falta, etc) el árbitro no pitó la falta, the referee didn't give the foul
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una olla, un tren) to whistle
2 (tocar el pito) to blow one's whistle, (la bocina) to toot one's horn
3 (abuchear, protestar) to boo
♦ Locuciones: familiar salir pitando, to fly off
'pitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
penalty
English:
bleep
- hiss
- hoot
- toot
- whistle
- beep
- honk

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pitar

♦ vt

1. [arbitrar] [partido] to referee

2. [señalar] [falta] to blow for;

el árbitro pitó penalti the referee blew for a penalty

3. [abuchear]

pitar a alguien to whistle at sb in disapproval

4. Am Fam [dar una calada a] to puff (on)

♦ vi

1. [tocar el pito] to blow a whistle;

[del coche] to beep one's horn;

el coche pitaba para abrirse paso the car beeped its horn to get through

2. [arbitrar] to referee

3. Fam [funcionar] [cosa] to work;

[persona] to get on

4. Am Fam [dar caladas] to smoke

5. Chile [burlarse de] to make fun of

6. Esp Fam

Comp

salir/irse pitando to rush out/off like a shot, to dash out/off;

venir pitando to come rushing

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pitar

I v/i

1 whistle

2 con bocina beep, hoot

3 L.Am. (fumar) smoke

4 fam

:

salir pitando dash off fam II v/t

1 (abuchear) whistle at; penalti, falta etc call, Br

blow for;

pitar el final DEP blow the final whistle

2 silbato blow

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pitar vi

1) : to blow a whistle

2) : to whistle, to boo

3) : to beep, to honk, to toot

pitar vt

: to whistle at, to boo

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pitar vb

1. (con silbato) to blow the whistle [pt. blew; pp. blown]

el árbitro pitó the referee blew his whistle

2. (tocar la bocina) to hoot

el coche pitó al camión the car hooted at the lorry

irse pitando / salir pitando to rush / to dash off

me voy pitando I must dash