pepenar

v.

1 to pick up, to pick, to scavenge.

2 to grab hold of, to grab, to take hold of, to lay hold of.

3 to catch, to surprise, to catch red-handed.

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1. VT

1) CAm, Méx (=recoger) to pick up; [en la basura] to search through; (=escoger) to choose; (=obtener) to get, obtain

2) Méx (=agarrar) to grab hold of; (=registrar) to pick through, poke about in; (=robar) to steal

3) Méx [+ huérfano] to take in, bring up

2.

VI CAm, Méx to search through rubbish tips

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verbo transitivo (Méx fam)

1)

a) (recoger) to pick up; (en la basura) to scavenge

b) (agarrar) to grab hold of

2) (sorprender) to catch

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verbo transitivo (Méx fam)

1)

a) (recoger) to pick up; (en la basura) to scavenge

b) (agarrar) to grab hold of

2) (sorprender) to catch

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pepenar [A1 ]

vt

A (Méx fam)

1 (recoger) to pick up; (en la basura) to scavenge

2 (agarrar) to grab hold of

B (Méx fam) (sorprender) to catch

■ pepenarse

v pron

(Méx fam) to grab hold (colloq)

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pepenar (conjugate pepenar) verbo transitivo (Méx fam) (en la basura) to scavenge

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pepenar vt

CAm, Méx Fam

1. [juntar] to pick up

2. [recolectar] to collect

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pepenar vt, CA, Mex : to scavenge, to scrounge