espigar

v.

1 to glean.

Ellos espigan el trigal They glean the wheat field.

2 to spindle.

El trigo espiga satisfactoriamente The wheat spindles satisfactorily.

3 to dowel, to tenon.

Ellos espigaron la tienda They doweled the tent.

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espigar

Conjugation model [LLEGAR], like {{link=llegar}}llegar

► verbo transitivo

1 AGRICULTURA to glean

2 figurado (datos) to glean, collect

► verbo intransitivo

1 AGRICULTURA to ear

► verbo pronominal espigarse

1 (persona) to shoot up

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1. VT

1) [+ fruta] to look closely at, scrutinize

2) [+ libro] to consult

3) (Téc) to pin, peg

2. VI

1) [cereales] to come into ear, form ears; [flor] to run to seed

2) [persona joven] to shoot up, get very tall

3.

See:

espigarse

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1.

verbo transitivo (Agr) (recoger) to glean; (recopilar) to gather

2.

espigar vi

a) cereales to ear (up), form ears

b) persona to glean

3.

espigarse v pron

a) persona to grow tall and slim

b) hortalizas to go to seed

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1.

verbo transitivo (Agr) (recoger) to glean; (recopilar) to gather

2.

espigar vi

a) cereales to ear (up), form ears

b) persona to glean

3.

espigarse v pron

a) persona to grow tall and slim

b) hortalizas to go to seed

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espigar [A3 ]

vt

A

1 (Agr) (recoger) to glean

2 (recopilar) to gather

B (en carpintería) to tenon

■ espigar

vi

1 «cereales» to ear up, ear, form ears

2 «persona» to glean

■ espigarse

v pron

1 «persona» to grow tall and slim, grow willowy

2 «hortalizas» to go to seed

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espigar

♦ vt

[información] to glean

♦ See also the pronominal verb espigarse

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espigar {52} vt

: to glean, to gather

♦ See also the reflexive verb espigarse