- arrear
- v.1 to gee up.2 to give.arrear una bofetada a alguien to give somebody a thump3 to harness (poner arreos).4 to spur on, to urge on.5 to herd, to round up.6 to deliver.* * *arrear► verbo transitivo1 (animales) to spur on, urge on2 (apresurar) to hurry up3 familiar (pegar) to hit■ le arreó una bofetada she slapped him round the face► verbo intransitivo1 familiar to hurry* * *1. VT1) (=estimular) [+ ganado etc] to drive2) (=poner arreos a) to harness3) CAm, Cono Sur, Méx [+ ganado] to rustle4) * [+ golpe] to give2.VI to hurry along
¡arrea! — (=muévete) get moving!; [repulsa] get away!; Esp [asombro] Christ!, well I'm damned!; [admiración] look at that!
* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam) (pegar)te voy a arrear un tortazo/puntapié — I'm going to smack you/kick you
2)a) <ganado> to drive, herd; <caballerías> to spur, urge onb) (AmL fam) <gente> to chivy* (colloq), to hurry ... alongc) (AmL fam) (llevar)2.arrear con algo/alguien — to cart something/somebody off (colloq)
arrear vi1) (fam) (pegar)arrearle a alguien — to smack somebody
2) arreando gerundio (rápido)vamos arreando! — let's get moving! (colloq)
* * *= herd.Ex. In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.----* arrear Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.* arrear un puñetazo = sock.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (fam) (pegar)te voy a arrear un tortazo/puntapié — I'm going to smack you/kick you
2)a) <ganado> to drive, herd; <caballerías> to spur, urge onb) (AmL fam) <gente> to chivy* (colloq), to hurry ... alongc) (AmL fam) (llevar)2.arrear con algo/alguien — to cart something/somebody off (colloq)
arrear vi1) (fam) (pegar)arrearle a alguien — to smack somebody
2) arreando gerundio (rápido)vamos arreando! — let's get moving! (colloq)
* * *= herd.Ex: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.
* arrear Personas como si fueran ganado = herd.* arrear un puñetazo = sock.* * *arrear [A1 ]vtA (fam)(pegar): te voy a arrear un tortazo/puntapié I'm going to thump you/kick youB1 ‹ganado› to drive, herd; ‹caballerías› to spur, urge on2 (AmL fam) ‹gente› to chivy* (colloq), to hurry … along3 (AmL fam) (llevar) arrear CON algo/algn; to cart sth/sb off (colloq)■ arrearviA (fam)(pegar): arrearle A algn to thump sb (colloq)B arreandoger (rápido): ¡venga, arreando, que llegamos tarde! come on, get moving, we're going to be late! (colloq)* * *
arrear (conjugate arrear) verbo transitivoa) ‹ganado› to drive, herd;
‹caballerías› to spur, urge onb) (AmL fam) ‹gente› to chivy(conjugate chivy) (colloq), to hurry … alongc) (AmL fam) (llevar) arrear con algo/algn to cart sth/sb off (colloq)
arrear fam vtr
1 (caballos) to urge on, spur on
2 fam (un golpe, un cachete) to give
'arrear' also found in these entries:
English:
harness
- herd
* * *arrear♦ vt1. [azuzar] to gee up2.¡arreando! [¡vamos!] come on!, let's get a move on!3. [propinar] to give;arrear una bofetada a alguien to give sb a slap, to slap sb4. [poner arreos] to harness5. Arg, Chile, Méx [robar] to steal, to rustle♦ viCompel que venga después o [m5]detrás, que arree let's leave that for someone else to sort out* * *arrearI v/t1:arrear una bofetada a alguien thump s.o. fam , hit s.o.2 el ganado driveII v/i:¡arrea! fam get on with it!* * *arrear vt: to urge on, to drivearrear vi: to hurry along
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.