castañetear

v.

1 to chatter, to chatter the teeth.

Ricardo castañeteaba de frío Richard chattered with cold.

2 to play the castanets, to play castanets.

La bailaora castañeteaba alegremente The flamenco dancer played castanets...

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castañetear

► verbo transitivo

1 (tocar castañuelas) to play castanets

► verbo intransitivo

1 (dientes) to chatter

2 (los dedos) to snap one's fingers

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1. VT

1) [+ dedos] to snap

2) (Mús) to play on the castanets

2. VI

1) (=sonar) [dedos] to snap, click; [dientes] to chatter; [huesos] to crack

castañetear con los dedos — to snap one's fingers

2) (Mús) to play the castanets

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verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)

me castañetean los dientes — my teeth are chattering

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verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)

me castañetean los dientes — my teeth are chattering

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castañetear [A1 ]

vi

(+ me/te/le etc):

me castañetean los dientes my teeth are chattering

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castañetear (conjugate castañetear) verbo intransitivo:

◊ me castañetean los dientes my teeth are chattering

castañetear vi (los dientes) to chatter

'castañetear' also found in these entries:
English:
chatter

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castañetear vi

[dientes] to chatter;

me castañetean las rodillas my knees are knocking

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castañetear

I v/i de dientes chatter

II v/t

:

castañetear los dedos snap one’s fingers

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castañetear vi

: to chatter (of teeth)

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castañetear vb to chatter