- apoltronarse
- pron.v.to get idle, to become idle, to become lazy, to get lazy.* * *apoltronarse► verbo pronominal1 (vegetar) to grow lazy, get lazy, become idle2 (sentarse) to sit back, lounge about* * *VPR
se apoltronó en el sofá — she settled down on the sofa
desde que se jubiló se ha apoltronado y no hace nada — he has taken it very easy since he retired and never does anything much
* * *verbo pronominal (en asiento) to settle oneselfconsiguió ese puesto y se apoltronó — he got that job and settled into an easy life
* * *verbo pronominal (en asiento) to settle oneselfconsiguió ese puesto y se apoltronó — he got that job and settled into an easy life
* * *apoltronarse [A1 ]v pron(en un asiento) to settle oneselfapoltronado en su palacio ensconced in his palacese consiguió un puesto de notario y se apoltronó he got a job as a notary and settled into an easy life* * *
apoltronarse (conjugate apoltronarse) verbo pronominal (en asiento) to settle oneself
apoltronarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ponerse cómodo) to settle down: me apoltrono delante de la tele y se me pasa la tarde, I get settled in front of the TV and spend the afternoon there
2 (mantenerse en el puesto) to sit tight, stay put: se apoltronó en su despacho y no aceptó ningún traslado, he was ensconced in his office and would accept no transfers
* * *apoltronarse vprapoltronarse en [sillón] to make oneself comfortable in;se ha apoltronado mucho desde que se casó he's settled into an easy life since he (got) married;se ha apoltronado en su puesto he's settled into a cosy rut at work* * *apoltronarsev/r en asiento settle down; en trabajo, rutina get into a rut
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.