arquear

v.

1 to warp (madera).

el gato arqueó el lomo the cat arched its back

2 to balance, to balance out, to cash-balance.

Ricardo arquea las cuentas de gastos Richard balances the expense accounts.

3 to arch.

María arqueó su espalda Mary arched her back.

4 to balance the account, to balance an account, to balance cash, to balance the cash.

Ricardo arquea todos los jueves Richard balances cash every Thursday.

5 to arc, to form an electric arc.

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arquear

► verbo transitivo

1 (doblar) to arch, bend, curve

► verbo pronominal arquearse

1 to arch, bend, curve

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arquear

► verbo transitivo

1 (pesar) to measure the tonnage of

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verb

to arch, bend

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1. VT

1) (=doblar) to arch, bend

2) [+ lana] to beat

3) (Náut) to gauge; LAm (Com) to tot up

2.

VI (Med) to retch

3.

See:

arquearse

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1.

verbo transitivo <espalda> to arch; <cejas> to raise, arch; <estante> to bow, bend

2.

arquear vi to retch

3.

arquearse v pron estante to sag, bend; persona to arch one's back

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= curl.

Ex. Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.

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* arquear las cejas = raise + eyebrows, arch + eyebrows.

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1.

verbo transitivo <espalda> to arch; <cejas> to raise, arch; <estante> to bow, bend

2.

arquear vi to retch

3.

arquearse v pron estante to sag, bend; persona to arch one's back

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= curl.

Ex: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.

* arquear las cejas = raise + eyebrows, arch + eyebrows.

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arquear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹espalda› to arch; ‹cejas› to raise, arch

2 ‹estante› to bow, bend, make … sag

B ‹embarcación› to calculate the tonnage of

■ arquear

vi

to retch

■ arquearse

v pron

1 «estante» to sag, bend, bow

2 «persona» to arch one's back

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arquear (conjugate arquear) verbo transitivo ‹espalda› to arch;
‹cejas› to raise, arch;
‹estante› to bow, bend
arquearse verbo pronominal [estante] to sag, bend;
[persona] to arch one's back
arquear verbo transitivo, arquearse verbo reflexivo to bend, curve
'arquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arquearse
- ceja
English:
arch
- eye
- raise

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arquear

♦ vt

1. [madera] to warp;

[vara, fusta] to flex

2. [cejas, espalda] to arch;

el gato arqueó el lomo the cat arched its back

3. Náut [embarcación] to gauge, to measure the tonnage of

4. Am Com to count, to audit

♦ See also the pronominal verb arquearse

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arquear

v/t espalda arch; cejas raise;

arquear el lomo de gato arch its back

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arquear vt

: to arch, to bend

♦ See also the reflexive verb arquearse