arrimarse

arrimarse

► verbo pronominal

1 to move close, get close

2 familiar to cohabit, live together

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VPR

1) [a un lugar] to come nearer, come closer (a to)

arrímate un poco más a la pared — get a little nearer to the wall

no te arrimes mucho al precipicio — don't get too close to the precipice

se arrimó mucha gente a mirar — many people gathered round to look

me arrimé a la pared para que no me vieran — I flattened myself against the wall so that they wouldn't see me

se arrimó a la lumbre — she huddled closer to the fire

2)

arrimarse a algn — [gen] to come closer to sb; [para pedir algo] to come up to sb; [buscando calor] to snuggle up to sb; [para sacar dinero] to scrounge off sb *

arrímate para que te vea mejor — come closer so I can see you better

paraban la música si alguien se arrimaba demasiado a su pareja — they stopped the music if anyone got too close to their partner

bailaban muy arrimados — they were dancing cheek-to-cheek, they were dancing very close

se me fue arrimando hasta que se sentó a mi lado — he edged closer until he was sitting right next to me

se nos arrimó a preguntar la hora — he came up to us to ask the time

se arriman a los que están en el poder — they ingratiate themselves with those in power

se arrimaron a la casa de la madre del marido — they went to live with the husband's mother

arrímate a mí — cuddle up to me, snuggle up to me

sol

3) (Taur) to fight close to the bull

4) Méx * (=vivir juntos) to live together

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■arrimarse verbo reflexivo to move o come closer: se arrimó al fuego, he came closer to the fire
♦ Locuciones: arrimarse al sol que más calienta, to develop relationships with influential people
'arrimarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
correrse
- arrimar
English:
snuggle
- pull

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vpr

1. [acercarse] to move closer;

arrímate, que no cabemos move up or we won't all fit in;

arrimarse a algo [acercándose] to move closer to sth;

[apoyándose] to lean on sth;

arrímate más a la mesa move in closer to the table;

el barco se arrimó al muelle the boat pulled alongside the quay;

Comp

arrimarse al sol que más calienta: siempre se arrima al sol que más calienta she'll change her loyalties whenever it suits her own interests

2. [ampararse]

arrimarse a alguien to seek sb's protection

3. Fam [pareja] to shack up together

4. Ven Fam [en casa]

se arrimaron en casa de sus padres cuando se inundó su casa her parents took them in when they were flooded out

5. Taurom to get close to the bull

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arrimarse

v/r move closer (a to);

arrimarse al sol que más calienta swim with the tide

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vr

acercarse, aproximarse: to approach, to get close