bolsear

v.

1 to purse up, to pucker: applied to clothes, hangings, and other things. (Provincial)

2 to pickpocket, to pick-pocket, to steal from, to thieve.

3 to swipe, to pickpocket, to pick-pocket, to steal.

4 to bag.

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1.

VT

la bolsearon — she had her handbag stolen

bolsear a algn — CAm, Méx to pick sb's pocket

2. VI

1) CAm, Méx (=robar) to pick pockets

2) CAm, Cono Sur, Méx (=estafar) to cheat, swindle

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verbo transitivo

a) (Méx fam) (robar)

me bolsearon en el camión — I had my pocket picked on the bus

b) (Chi fam) (gorronear) to scrounge (colloq)

bolsearle algo a alguien — to scrounge something off o from somebody

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verbo transitivo

a) (Méx fam) (robar)

me bolsearon en el camión — I had my pocket picked on the bus

b) (Chi fam) (gorronear) to scrounge (colloq)

bolsearle algo a alguien — to scrounge something off o from somebody

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bolsear [A1 ]

vt

1

(Méx fam) ‹persona› me bolsearon en el camión I had my pocket/bag picked in the bus

2 (Chi fam) (gorronear) to scrounge (colloq), to cadge (colloq)

bolsearle algo a algn to scrounge sth off o from sb

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bolsear (conjugate bolsear) verbo transitivo

a) (Méx fam) (robar):

◊ me bolsearon en el camión I had my pocket picked on the bus

b) (Chi fam) ‹comida/cigarillos› bolsearle algo a algn to scrounge sth from o off sb

'bolsear' also found in these entries:
English:
pick
- scrounge

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bolsear CAm, Méx Fam vt

1. [robar]

bolsear a alguien to pick sb's pocket

2. [registrar]

bolsear a alguien to search sb's pockets

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bolsear vi, Mex : to pick pockets