palanquear

v.

1 to lever, to prize, to leverage, to pry.

2 to use leverage, to lever.

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1. VT

1) And, CAm (=apalancar) to lever (along), move with a lever

2) And, Caribe, Méx [+ barca] to punt, pole along

3) Cono Sur

* (=ayudar)

¿quién te palanqueó? — who got you fixed up?

2.

VI And, Caribe, Cono Sur * to pull strings

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (AmL) apalancar

2) (AmL fam) (usando influencias)

le palanquearon un puesto — they pulled some strings to get him a job (colloq)

2.

palanquear vi (AmL fam) to pull strings (colloq)

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) (AmL) apalancar

2) (AmL fam) (usando influencias)

le palanquearon un puesto — they pulled some strings to get him a job (colloq)

2.

palanquear vi (AmL fam) to pull strings (colloq)

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palanquear [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (AmL) (para levantar) to lever up; (para abrir) to lever open

2 (Col) ‹barco› to tow

B

(Col, Per, RPl fam) (usando influencias): le palanquearon un puesto they pulled some strings to get him a job (colloq)

■ palanquear

vi

(Col, Per, RPl fam) to pull strings (colloq)

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palanquear (conjugate palanquear) verbo transitivo
1 (AmL) See Also→

◊ apalancar

2 (AmL fam) (usando influencias):

◊ le palanquearon un puesto they pulled some strings to get him a job (colloq)

verbo intransitivo (AmL fam) to pull strings (colloq)

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palanquear vt

CSur, Ven Fam

está tratando de palanquearle un cargo a la hija he's trying to use his influence to get his daughter a job

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palanquear

v/t L.Am.

pull some strings for