- saltear
- v.1 to rob.El ladrón salteó a María The thief robbed Mary.2 to sauté (cooking).3 to space out.Ellos saltearon las sillas They spaced out the chairs.* * *saltear► verbo transitivo1 (asaltar - alguien) to hold up; (- banco) to rob2 (hacer con interrupciones) to do in fits and starts3 (espaciar) to space out4 COCINA to sauté5 figurado (sorprender) to take by surprise* * *1. VT1) (Culin) to sauté2) (=atracar) to hold up3) (=sorprender) to take by surprise2.VI (=hacer discontinuamente) [al trabajar] to do in fits and starts; [al leer] to skip (over) bits
lo leyó salteando — he read bits of it here and there
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Coc) to sauté2) (ant) (asaltar) to hold up2.saltearse v pron (RPl) to skip, jump* * *= sauté.Ex. In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (Coc) to sauté2) (ant) (asaltar) to hold up2.saltearse v pron (RPl) to skip, jump* * *= sauté.Ex: In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min.
* * *saltear [A1 ]vtA (Coc) to sautéB (ant) (asaltar) to hold up■ saltearsev pron(RPl) to skip, jump, miss out (BrE)se salteó un renglón he skipped o jumped a line, he missed out a line* * *
saltear (conjugate saltear) verbo transitivo (Coc) to sauté
saltear verbo transitivo
1 (un camino) to rob
2 (una actividad o cosa con otra) to do things by turns
3 Culin to sauté
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English:
sauté
* * *saltear♦ vt1. [asaltar] to rob2. [sofreír] to sauté♦ See also the pronominal verb saltearse* * *saltearv/t GASTR sauté* * *saltear vt1) sofreír: to sauté2) : to skip around, to skip over
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.