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.

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guindar

► verbo transitivo

1 (izar) to hoist, raise

2 familiar (colgar) to hang

3 (conseguir) to snatch

■ les guindó la única plaza vacante she snatched the only vacancy

4 argot (robar) to nick, lift

► verbo pronominal guindarse

1 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

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1. VT

1) ** (=robar) to pinch *, swipe *

2) ** [+ contrato, trabajo] to win ( against competition ), land

3) Caribe (=colgar) to hang up

2.

See:

guindarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Esp arg) (robar) <novia/trabajo> to steal

2)

a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) <ropa> to hang up

b) (Col fam) <hamaca> to hang

2.

guindarse v pron

1) (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)

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (Esp arg) (robar) <novia/trabajo> to steal

2)

a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) <ropa> to hang up

b) (Col fam) <hamaca> to hang

2.

guindarse v pron

1) (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)

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guindar [A1 ]

vt

A (Esp arg) (robar) ‹novia/trabajo› to steal, pinch (BrE colloq)

B

1 (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ‹ropa› to hang up

2 (Col, Ven fam) ‹hamaca› to hang, sling up

■ guindarse

v pron

A (Col, Méx, Ven) (colgarse) to hang

se guindaron por teléfono toda la tarde (fam); they were on the phone all afternoon

B

(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)

C (Ven fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight (colloq)

D (Ven fam) (atosigar) ‹persona› to hassle (colloq), to pester

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guindar (conjugate guindar) verbo transitivo
1 (Esp arg) (robar) ‹novia/trabajo› to steal
2

a) (Col, Méx, Ven fam) ‹ropa› to hang up

b) (Col fam) ‹hamaca› to hang

guindarse verbo pronominal (Col, Méx, Ven) (colgarse) to hang

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guindar Fam

♦ vt

1. Esp [robar] to pinch, Br to nick;

guindar algo a alguien to pinch o Br nick sth off sb

2. CAm, Méx, Ven [colgar] to hang up;

[hamacas] to hang

♦ See also the pronominal verb guindarse

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guindar

v/t fam

lift fam, Br

nick fam