campear

v.

1 to be in the field; to go out to pasture.

2 to frisk about (animales).

Campear de sol a sombra to be at work from morning to night

3 to be eminent; to excel.

4 ir campeando, to carry on.

5 to camp, to go camping. (Latin American)

6 to make one's way through. (Andes)

7 to bluster. (Andes)

Campea por sus respetos he acts as if he were lord of the manor

8 to stand out, to tower, to excel.

Ese chico estudioso campea That studious boy stands out.

9 to abound.

Campean las malas intenciones Bad intentions abound.

10 to graze in the fields, to go to pasture.

Las vaquitas campean en paz The little cows graze in the field in peace.

11 to prowl around in the wild.

El tigre campea orondo The tiger prowls around in the wild smugly.

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campear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (salir a pacer) to graze

2 (sobresalir) to stand out, appear

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VI

1) (Agr) [ganado] to go to graze, go out to pasture; [persona] to work in the fields

2) (Bot) to show green

3) (Mil) to reconnoitre; LAm to scour the countryside

4)

ir campeando — * to carry on, keep going

5) LAm (=ir de camping) to camp, go camping

6) And (=atravesar) to make one's way through

7) And (=fardar) to bluster

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verbo intransitivo

en los edificios campearon las banderas — flags could be seen flying from the buildings

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verbo intransitivo

en los edificios campearon las banderas — flags could be seen flying from the buildings

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campear [A1 ]

vi

en algunos edificios campearon las banderas del partido party flags could be seen flying on some of the buildings

las dictaduras campean por la zona dictatorships abound in the area

el pesimismo campeaba en el ambiente pessimism pervaded the atmosphere o hung in the air

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campear vi

1. [pacer] to graze

2. CSur [buscar en el campo] to search o scour the countryside

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campear

v/i stand out