embolar

v.

1 to put balls on the tips of bulls' horns.

2 to apply the gilding-size.

3 to shine with polish.

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embolar

► verbo transitivo

1 (toro) to put wooden balls on the horns of

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VT

1) (Taur) [+ cuernos] to tip with wooden balls

2) And [+ zapatos] to black

3) CAm, Méx * (=emborrachar) to make drunk

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <toro> to put protective balls on the horns of

2) (RPl arg) (fastidiar) to bug (colloq), to piss ... off (sl)

3) (Col) <zapatos> to shine, polish

2.

embolarse v pron (AmC fam) to get plastered (colloq)

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <toro> to put protective balls on the horns of

2) (RPl arg) (fastidiar) to bug (colloq), to piss ... off (sl)

3) (Col) <zapatos> to shine, polish

2.

embolarse v pron (AmC fam) to get plastered (colloq)

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embolar [A1 ]

vt

A ‹toro› to put protective balls on the horns of

B (RPl arg) (fastidiar) to bug (colloq), to piss … off (sl)

C (Col) ‹zapatos› to shine, polish

■ embolarse

v pron

(AmC fam) to get plastered (colloq)

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embolar (conjugate embolar) verbo transitivo
1 (RPl arg) (fastidiar) to bug (colloq), to piss … off (sl)
2 (Col) ‹zapatos› to shine, polish
embolarse verbo pronominal (AmC fam) to get plastered (colloq)
'embolar' also found in these entries:
English:
polish

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embolar

♦ vt

1.

embolar un toro to tip the horns of a bull with wooden balls

2. RP Fam [aburrir] to bore;

esas películas me embolan those movies bore me

3. RP Fam [fastidiar] to annoy;

les embola que les repitas veinte veces lo mismo the way you say the same thing twenty times gets them Br narked o US pissed

4. Col [lustrar] to polish

♦ See also the pronominal verb embolarse