jalonear

jalonear
v.
to tug at, to pull at, to strain at.
* * *
1.
VT Méx to pull, tug
2. VI
1) CAm, Méx (=tirar) to pull, tug
2) Méx (=regatear) to haggle
* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (Méx, Per fam) to tug (at)
2.
jalonear vi
a) (AmL exc CS fam) (dar tirones) to pull, tug
b) (AmC fam) (regatear) to haggle
* * *
1.
verbo transitivo (Méx, Per fam) to tug (at)
2.
jalonear vi
a) (AmL exc CS fam) (dar tirones) to pull, tug
b) (AmC fam) (regatear) to haggle
* * *
jalonear [A1 ]
vt
(Méx, Per fam) to tug, tug at
■ jalonear
vi
1 (Col, Méx, Per fam) (dar tirones) to pull, tug
te dije que no jalonearas tanto I told you not to keep pulling at it o tugging at it
2 (AmC fam) (regatear) to haggle
jalonearse
v pron
(Méx, Per fam)
1 (darse tirones) to pull, tug
se jaloneaba el pelo she was tugging at her hair
2 (dar sacudidas) to jerk
* * *

jalonear (conjugate jalonear) verbo transitivo (Méx, Per fam) to tug (at)
verbo intransitivo
a) (AmL exc CS fam) (dar tirones) to pull, tug

b) (AmC fam) (regatear) to haggle

* * *
jalonear Méx
vt
[tirar] to pull; [suavemente] to tug
vi
[regatear] to barter, to haggle
* * *
jalonear vt, Mex, Peru fam : to tug at
jalonear vi
1) fam : to pull, to tug
2) CA fam : to haggle

Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.

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