regatear

v.

1 to be sparing with.

no ha regateado esfuerzos he has spared no effort

2 to beat, to dribble past (sport).

Ellos regatearon They dribbled.

3 to haggle over (price).

4 to barter, to haggle (negociar el precio).

5 to race (Nautical).

6 to bargain over, to haggle over.

Ellos regatearon el precio They bargained over the price.

Ellos regatearon They haggled.

7 to retail.

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regatear

► verbo transitivo

1 (un precio) to haggle over, barter for

2 (escatimar) to be sparing with

■ les regatea la fruta he's sparing with fruit

► verbo intransitivo

1 (comerciar) to haggle, bargain

2 DEPORTE to dribble

3 MARÍTIMO to race

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FRASEOLOGÍA

no regatear esfuerzos to spare no effort

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verb

bargain

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I

VI (Náut) to race

II

1. VT

1) (Com) [+ objeto, precio] to haggle over, bargain over

2) (=economizar) to be mean with, economize on

aquí regatean el vino — they are mean with their wine here

su padre no le regatea dinero — her father does not keep her short of money

no hemos regateado esfuerzos para terminarlo — we have spared no effort to finish it

3) frm (=negar) to deny, refuse to allow

no le regateo buenas cualidades — I don't deny his good qualities

2. VI

1) (Com) to haggle, bargain

2) (=esquivar) to swerve, dodge; (Dep) to dribble

3.

See:

regatearse

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1.

verbo intransitivo (Com) to bargain, haggle

2.

regatear vt

1) (escatimar)

no han regateado esfuerzos para... — no efforts have been spared to...

no hay que regatear horas en este trabajo — you can't rush o hurry this job

sin regatear medios — whatever it takes

2) (Dep) to get past, swerve past

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= bargain, haggle, dribble.

Ex. Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.

Ex. Nextag.com is a comparison shopping site which lets shoppers haggle in real-time directly with suppliers.

Ex. One game involves players dribbling a ball to letters attached to sticks driven into the ground, in a particular order that spells a word.

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1.

verbo intransitivo (Com) to bargain, haggle

2.

regatear vt

1) (escatimar)

no han regateado esfuerzos para... — no efforts have been spared to...

no hay que regatear horas en este trabajo — you can't rush o hurry this job

sin regatear medios — whatever it takes

2) (Dep) to get past, swerve past

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= bargain, haggle, dribble.

Ex: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.

Ex: Nextag.com is a comparison shopping site which lets shoppers haggle in real-time directly with suppliers.

Ex: One game involves players dribbling a ball to letters attached to sticks driven into the ground, in a particular order that spells a word.

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regatear [A1 ]

vi

(Com) to bargain, haggle

■ regatear

vt

A

(escatimar): no han regateado esfuerzos para lograr la paz no efforts have been spared in order to bring about peace, they have been unstinting in their efforts to bring about peace

no hay que regatear horas en la ejecución de este tipo de trabajo you can't skimp on the time you spend on this sort of job, you can't rush o hurry this sort of job

sin regatear medios however much it takes, whatever it takes

B (Dep) to get past, swerve past, jink past (BrE)

regateó a tres defensas he got o jinked o swerved past three defenders, he dummied three defenders

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regatear (conjugate regatear) verbo intransitivo (Com) to bargain, haggle
verbo transitivo
1 (escatimar):

◊ no han regateado esfuerzos para … no efforts have been spared to …;

sin regatear medios whatever it takes
2 (Esp) (Dep) to get past, swerve past
regatear
I verbo intransitivo
1 (al comprar algo) to haggle, bargain
2 Dep to dribble
Náut to participate in a boat-race
II verbo transitivo
1 (un precio) to haggle over, bargain over
2 (esfuerzos, etc) to spare
'regatear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jalonear
English:
bargain
- beat down
- dribble
- haggle

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regatear

♦ vt

1. [escatimar] to be sparing with;

no ha regateado esfuerzos he has spared no effort

2. Dep to beat, to sidestep;

regateó al portero y marcó he rounded the keeper and scored

3. [precio] to haggle over

♦ vi

1. [negociar el precio] to haggle

2. Náut to race

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regatear

I v/t

1 COM haggle over;

no regatear esfuerzos spare no effort

2 DEP sidestep, Br

dummy

II v/i DEP sidestep, Br

dummy

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regatear vt

1) : to haggle over

2) escatimar: to skimp on, to be sparing with

regatear vi

: to bargain, to haggle

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regatear vb

1. (discutir el precio) to haggle

mi padre regateó el precio my father haggled over the price

2. (en fútbol) to go round

el delantero regateó a dos defensores y marcó the forward went round two defenders and scored