- carburar
- v.1 to carburate.El auto carburaba gas bien The car carburated gas fine.2 to function (informal).3 to be on the ball, to be with it, to be all there.El viejo carburaba todavía The old man was all there still.4 to be working properly.Mi televisor no carbura ya My television set is not working properly anymore* * *carburar► verbo transitivo1 (quemar) to carburet► verbo intransitivo1 familiar figurado (funcionar) to work properly■ esta máquina de afeitar no carbura this shaver doesn't work properly■ su cabeza ya no carbura his brain is out to lunch* * *VI1) (Aut) to carburet2) * (=dar buen rendimiento)
esta lavadora no carbura — this washing machine is not working very well
no he dormido bien y hoy no carburo — I haven't slept well and I can't think straight today o I'm not very with it today *
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) motor to carburet2) (fam) (funcionar) electrodoméstico/coche to work; persona (Esp)2.hoy no carburas ¿eh? — you're not with it today, are you?
carburar vt (Andes) <motor> to tune* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) motor to carburet2) (fam) (funcionar) electrodoméstico/coche to work; persona (Esp)2.hoy no carburas ¿eh? — you're not with it today, are you?
carburar vt (Andes) <motor> to tune* * *carburar [A1 ]viA «motor» to carburetB (fam) (funcionar) (en frases negativas):este tipo no carbura bien this guy's not all there (colloq)hoy no carburas ¿eh? you're not with it today, are you?la tele no carbura the TV's not working properly, the TV's on the blink (colloq)■ carburarvt(Andes) ‹motor› to tune* * *
carburar (conjugate carburar) verbo intransitivoa) [motor] to carburetb) (fam) (funcionar) [electrodoméstico/coche] to work
verbo transitivo (Andes) ‹motor› to tune
* * *carburar♦ vtto carburate♦ viFam to work, to go;esta moto ya no carbura this motorbike doesn't work o go any more;mi abuelo ya no carbura my grandad isn't all there any more
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.