- patalear
- v.1 to kick about.El caballo patalea nervioso The horse kicks about nervously.2 to throw a tantrum.El bebé patalea siempre The baby throws a tantrum always.* * *patalear► verbo intransitivo1 (con enfado) to stamp one's feet2 (protestar) to kick up a fuss* * *VI1) [en el suelo] to stamp (angrily)2) [bebé, niño] to kick out3) (=protestar) to protest; (=montar follón) to make a fuss
por mí, que patalee — as far as I'm concerned he can make all the fuss he likes
* * *verbo intransitivoa) (con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)c) (fam) (protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)* * *= kick, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feet.Ex. The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.Ex. The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex. 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.* * *verbo intransitivoa) (con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)c) (fam) (protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)* * *= kick, stamp + Posesivo + feet, stomp + Posesivo + feet.Ex: The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.Ex: 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.* * *patalear [A1 ]viA1 (con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)por dentro está que patalea de envidia inside he's seething with envy2 (en el aire, agua) to kickmira cómo patalea el niño look at the baby kicking (his legs in the air/water)B (fam) (protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)por mí que patalee he can kick and scream as much as he likes (colloq)* * *
patalear (conjugate patalear) verbo intransitivoa) (con enfado) to stamp (one's feet)b) (en el aire, agua) to kick (one's legs in the air/water)c) (fam) (protestar) to kick up a fuss (colloq)
patalear verbo intransitivo to stamp one's feet
'patalear' also found in these entries:
English:
kick
* * *patalear vi1. [en el aire] to kick about;[en el suelo] to stamp one's feet;el bebé lleva dos horas pataleando y llorando the baby's been kicking and screaming for the last two hours2. [protestar] to kick up a fuss, to scream and shout;por mucho que pataleen no me van a convencer no matter how much they scream and shout, they won't persuade me* * *patalearv/i stamp one’s feet; figkick and scream* * *patalear vi1) : to kick2) : to stamp one's feet* * *patalear vb1. (en el aire) to kick / to kick your feet2. (en el suelo) to stamp / to stamp your feet
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.