orillar

v.

1 to skirt around.

2 to edge (tela).

La costurera orilla las enaguas The seamstress edges the skirts.

3 to pull over, to curb, to park, to pull up.

Ricardo orilló el coche Richard pulled the car over.

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orillar

► verbo transitivo

1 (resolver) to solve

2 (sortear) to get round

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1. VT

1) [+ lago, bosque] to skirt, go round

2) (=esquivar) [+ dificultad] to avoid, get round; [+ tema] to touch briefly on

3) (=arreglar) [+ negocio] to put in order, tidy up; [+ obstáculo] to overcome

4) (=concluir) to wind up

5) (Cos) to edge (de with)

trim (de with)

6)

orillar a algn a hacer algo — Méx to lead sb to do sth

2.

See:

orillarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <problema/obstáculo> to get around

b) <muro/costa/zona> to skirt (around)

c) (Col, Méx, Ven) (hacer a un lado)

orilló el coche — he pulled over

2) (en costura) to hem

3) (Méx) (obligar)

orillar a alguien A algo — to drive somebody to something

2.

orillarse v pron (Col, Méx, Ven) to move over

se orilló para dejarlos pasar — (Auto) he pulled over to let them pass

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <problema/obstáculo> to get around

b) <muro/costa/zona> to skirt (around)

c) (Col, Méx, Ven) (hacer a un lado)

orilló el coche — he pulled over

2) (en costura) to hem

3) (Méx) (obligar)

orillar a alguien A algo — to drive somebody to something

2.

orillarse v pron (Col, Méx, Ven) to move over

se orilló para dejarlos pasar — (Auto) he pulled over to let them pass

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orillar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (evitar) ‹problema/obstáculo› to get around

2 ‹muro/costa/zona› to skirt, skirt around

3

(Col, Méx) (hacer a un lado) ‹vehículo› orilló el coche para revisarle las llantas he pulled over to check the tires

B (en costura) to hem

C (Méx) (conducir) orillar a algn A algo; to drive sb TO sth

el hambre los orilló a robar hunger drove them to steal

■ orillarse

v pron

(Col, Méx) to move over

si te orillas me puedo sentar a tu lado if you move up o over I can sit next to you

se orilló para dejarlos pasar (Auto) he pulled over to let them pass

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orillar (conjugate orillar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹muro/costa/zona› to skirt (around)

b) (Col, Méx, Ven) (hacer a un lado):

◊ orilló el coche he pulled over

2 (Méx) (obligar) orillar a algn A algo to drive sb to sth
orillarse verbo pronominal (Col, Méx, Ven) to move over

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orillar

♦ vt

1. [dificultad, obstáculo] to get around

2. [tela] to edge

3. Méx [forzar] to force;

la situación desesperante los orilló a poner en marcha el plan de emergencia the desperate situation forced them to put the emergency plan into action

♦ See also the pronominal verb orillarse

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orillar

v/t

1 dificultades avoid

2 tela edge

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orillar vt

1) : to skirt, to go around

2) : to trim, to edge (cloth)

3) : to settle, to wind up

4) Mex : to pull over (a vehicle)