babosear

v.

1 to slobber on or all over.

2 to talk (informal). (Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

3 to drool, to slaver, to slobber.

El perro baboseó sobre mi alfombra The dog drooled over my rug.

4 to drivel.

Ese perro babosea siempre That dog drivels always.

5 to drool over.

El perro babosea su comida The dog drools over his food.

6 to daydream.

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babosear

► verbo transitivo

1 to dribble over, slobber over

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1. VT

1) [perro] to slobber over

2) (=halagar) to drool over

3) Méx * (=manosear) to manhandle

4) CAm, Méx ** (=tratar de bobo) to take for a fool, treat like a fool

5) (=tratar superficialmente)

muchos han baboseado este problema — lots of people have taken a superficial look at this problem

6) CAm to insult

2. VI

1) (=echar saliva) [adulto] to slobber, drool; [niño] to dribble; [perro] to slobber

2) Méx (=holgazanear) to mess about

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1.

verbo transitivo niño to dribble down o over; animal to slobber over

2.

babosear vi

1) (Col) (decir tonterías) to talk drivel

2) (Méx fam) (distraerse) to daydream

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1.

verbo transitivo niño to dribble down o over; animal to slobber over

2.

babosear vi

1) (Col) (decir tonterías) to talk drivel

2) (Méx fam) (distraerse) to daydream

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babosear [A1 ]

vt

‹ropa› «niño» to dribble down o over; «animal» to slobber over

el niño/el perro me baboseó la camisa the child dribbled/the dog slobbered all over my shirt

■ babosear

vi

A (Col) (decir tonterías) to talk nonsense o (BrE) rubbish, to talk drivel, to drivel (AmE)

B (Méx fam) (distraerse) to daydream

por andar baboseando, por poco me atropellan I was daydreaming o I was miles away and I almost got run over

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babosear

♦ vt

1. [llenar de babas] to slobber on o all over

2. RP Fam [burlarse de]

babosear a alguien to mess sb about

♦ vi

CAm, Méx Fam [decir tonterías] to talk Br rubbish o US bull