trincar

v.

1 to grab (informal).

han trincado al ladrón they've caught the thief

2 to lash.

3 to swindle, to deceive, to cheat.

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trincar

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (robar) to steal

2 familiar (atrapar) to catch

3 argot (beber) to drink

► verbo pronominal trincarse

1 argot (beberse) to drink, put away

2 argot (tirarse) to screw

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I

1. VT

1) (=atar) to tie up, bind; (Náut) to lash

2) (=inmovilizar) to pinion, hold by the arms

3) * (=detener) to nick *

4) ** (=matar) to do in *

5) *** (=copular) to screw ***

6) CAm, Cono Sur, Méx (=exprimir) to squeeze, press

7) Cono Sur

*

me trinca que ... — I have a hunch that ...

2.

See:

trincarse

II

VT

1) (=romper) to break up

2) (=cortar) [+ carne] to chop up; [+ papel] to tear up

III *

1.

VT, VI (=beber) to drink

2.

See:

trincarse

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verbo transitivo

a) (Esp fam) (agarrar) to pick up, nab (colloq); (inmovilizar) to hold

b) (Col fam) (inmovilizar) to hold

c) (Méx fam) (estafar) to swindle

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= bust.

Ex. On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

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verbo transitivo

a) (Esp fam) (agarrar) to pick up, nab (colloq); (inmovilizar) to hold

b) (Col fam) (inmovilizar) to hold

c) (Méx fam) (estafar) to swindle

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= bust.

Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.

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trincar [A2 ]

vt

1 (Esp fam) (agarrar, pillar) to pick up, nab (colloq)

lo trincaron cuando intentaba cruzar la frontera they picked him up as he was trying to cross the border

2 (Col fam) (inmovilizar) to hold

3 (Méx fam) (estafar) to swindle

■ trincar

vi

(Méx) to swindle

■ trincarse

v pron

(Esp vulg) to screw (vulg)

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trincar verbo transitivo
1 fam (atar) to tie, fasten
2 fam (sujetar) to hold fast
3 fam (beber en exceso) to booze
'trincar' also found in these entries:
English:
bust

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trincar

♦ vt

Fam

1. [agarrar] to grab;

han trincado al ladrón they've caught o nabbed the thief

2. [descubrir] to catch, to nab

3. [beber] to guzzle, to knock back

♦ See also the pronominal verb trincarse

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trincar

fam

I v/t criminal catch

II v/i drink, booze fam