alcahuetear

v.

1 to bawd, to pander, to procure women.

2 to cater to, to gratify.

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alcahuetear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (chulear) to procure, pimp

2 (chismorrear) to gossip

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VI to procure, pimp, to act as a go-between

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (hacer de mediador) to act as a go-between, to procure

b) (Andes fam) (tapar)

le alcahuetea las travesuras — he lets them get away with all kinds of things

le alcahuetea las mentiras — she covers up for him when he lies

c) (RPl fam) (chismear) to gossip (colloq)

2.

alcahuetear vt (fam) (delatar) to tell o snitch on (colloq)

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) (hacer de mediador) to act as a go-between, to procure

b) (Andes fam) (tapar)

le alcahuetea las travesuras — he lets them get away with all kinds of things

le alcahuetea las mentiras — she covers up for him when he lies

c) (RPl fam) (chismear) to gossip (colloq)

2.

alcahuetear vt (fam) (delatar) to tell o snitch on (colloq)

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alcahuetear [A1 ]

vi

1 (hacer de mediador) to act as a go-between, to procure

2 (CS fam) (chismear) to gossip (colloq)

■ alcahuetear

vt

A (fam) (delatar) to tell o snitch on (colloq)

B

(Andes fam) (auspiciar): el abuelo les alcahuetea las travesuras their granddad lets them get away with all kinds of things

nos alcahueteaba los paseos she covered for us when we went for walks together

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alcahuetear (conjugate alcahuetear) verbo intransitivo

a) (hacer de mediador) to act as a go-between, to procure

b) (Andes fam) (tapar):

◊ les alcahuetea las travesuras he lets them get away with all kinds of things;

le alcahuetea las mentiras she covers up for him when he lies

c) (CS fam) (chismear) to gossip (colloq)

verbo transitivo (fam) (delatar) to tell o snitch on (colloq)

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alcahuetear

♦ vt

RP Fam [delatar] [ante padres, maestra] to snitch on; [ante policía] Br to grass on o up, US to rat on

♦ vi

1. [intermediar en amoríos] to act as a go-between

2. [chismear] to gossip

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alcahuetear

v/i act as a go-between