- guindar
- v.1 to pinch(informal) (steal). (peninsular Spanish)guindar algo a alguien to pinch o (peninsular Spanish) nick something off somebody (British)2 to hang up. (Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)Ella guinda los cuadros She hangs the pictures.El verdugo guindó al ladrón The executioner hung the thief.3 to hoist.4 to be hanging from.Me guinda una hebra A thread is hanging from me.* * *guindar► verbo transitivo1 (izar) to hoist, raise2 familiar (colgar) to hang3 (conseguir) to snatch■ les guindó la única plaza vacante she snatched the only vacancy4 argot (robar) to nick, lift► verbo pronominal guindarse1 to let oneself down (de/por, -), slide down (de/por, -)■ se guindó por la cuerda hasta el suelo he slid down the rope to the ground* * *1. VT1) ** (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *2) ** [+ contrato, trabajo] to win ( against competition ), land3) Caribe (=colgar) to hang up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Esp arg) (robar) <novia/trabajo> to steal2)a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) <ropa> to hang upb) (Col fam) <hamaca> to hang2.guindarse v pron1) (Col, Méx, Ven) (colgarse) to hang
se guindaron por teléfono toda la tarde — they were on the phone all afternoon
2) (Ven fam) (lanzarse)guindarse a algo: se guindó a llorar she burst out crying; cuando me guindo a trabajar — once I get down to work (colloq)
3) (Ven fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight (colloq)4) (Ven fam) (atosigar) <persona> to hassle (colloq)* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Esp arg) (robar) <novia/trabajo> to steal2)a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) <ropa> to hang upb) (Col fam) <hamaca> to hang2.guindarse v pron1) (Col, Méx, Ven) (colgarse) to hangse guindaron por teléfono toda la tarde — they were on the phone all afternoon
2) (Ven fam) (lanzarse)guindarse a algo: se guindó a llorar she burst out crying; cuando me guindo a trabajar — once I get down to work (colloq)
3) (Ven fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight (colloq)4) (Ven fam) (atosigar) <persona> to hassle (colloq)* * *guindar [A1 ]vtA (Esp arg) (robar) ‹novia/trabajo› to steal, pinch (BrE colloq)B1 (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ‹ropa› to hang up2 (Col, Ven fam) ‹hamaca› to hang, sling up■ guindarsev pronA (Col, Méx, Ven) (colgarse) to hangse guindaron por teléfono toda la tarde (fam); they were on the phone all afternoonB(Ven fam) (lanzarse) guindarse A algo: se guindó a llorar she burst out cryingcuando me guindo a trabajar once I get down to work (colloq)C (Ven fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight (colloq)D (Ven fam) (atosigar) ‹persona› to hassle (colloq), to pester* * *
guindar (conjugate guindar) verbo transitivo
1 (Esp arg) (robar) ‹novia/trabajo› to steal
2a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ‹ropa› to hang upb) (Col fam) ‹hamaca› to hang
guindarse verbo pronominal (Col, Méx, Ven) (colgarse) to hang
* * *guindar Fam♦ vt1. Esp [robar] to pinch, Br to nick;guindar algo a alguien to pinch o Br nick sth off sb2. CAm, Méx, Ven [colgar] to hang up;[hamacas] to hang♦ See also the pronominal verb guindarse* * *guindarv/t famlift fam, Brnick fam
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.