respingar

v.

1 to make a fuss, to complain.

2 to recoil, to jump back, to spring back.

El chico respingó de miedo The boy recoiled in fright.

3 to wince, to flinch, to get startled.

El caballo respinga de dolor The horse winces with pain.

4 to balk.

El caballo respinga si hay ratones The horse balks if there are mice.

5 to answer back, to retort, to reply, to talk back.

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respingar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (caballo) to shy

2 familiar (falda etc) to ride up

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VI

1) [vestido] to ride up

2) [caballo] to shy, balk

3) (=mostrarse reticente) to show o.s. unwilling, dig one's heels in

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verbo intransitivo

1) falda to ride up

2) caballo to buck

3) (Méx fam) (replicar) to answer back

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= bridle at, shy.

Ex. Some European strategists have bridled at this 'safety first' approach.

Ex. Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.

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verbo intransitivo

1) falda to ride up

2) caballo to buck

3) (Méx fam) (replicar) to answer back

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= bridle at, shy.

Ex: Some European strategists have bridled at this 'safety first' approach.

Ex: Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.

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respingar [A3 ]

vi

A «falda» to ride up

B «caballo» to buck

C (Méx fam) (replicar) to answer back

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respingar vi

[protestar] to make a fuss, to complain