emplumar

v.

1 to adorn with feathers (como adorno).

2 to feather, to adorn with feathers, to plume, to fletch.

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emplumar

► verbo transitivo

1 (poner plumas) to put feathers on, put a feather on

2 familiar (arrestar) to nick; (castigar) to punish

► verbo intransitivo

1 (pájaro) to grow feathers

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1. VT

1) (=cubrir) to adorn with feathers

2) (=castigar) to tar and feather

le emplumaron seis meses de cárcel — * they packed him off to prison for six months *

3) LAm * (=estafar) to swindle

4) Hond * (=zurrar) to beat up, thrash

5) Chile

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- emplumarlas

2. VI

1) [pájaro] to grow feathers

2) LAm * (=huir) to take to one's heels

3.

See:

emplumarse

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1.

verbo intransitivo to grow feathers, fledge

2.

emplumar vt

a) (Esp fam) <delincuente> to pick up (colloq)

b)

emplumárselas — (Chi fam) to split (sl)

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1.

verbo intransitivo to grow feathers, fledge

2.

emplumar vt

a) (Esp fam) <delincuente> to pick up (colloq)

b)

emplumárselas — (Chi fam) to split (sl)

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emplumar [A1 ]

vi

to grow feathers, fledge

■ emplumar

vt

(Esp fam) ‹delincuente› to pull in, pick up (colloq), to nick (BrE sl)

emplumárselas (Chi fam); to split (sl)

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emplumar

♦ vt

1. [como adorno] to adorn with feathers

2. [como castigo] to tar and feather

3. Esp Fam [delincuente, infractor] Br to do, US to bust

4. Col Fam

emplumarlas [huir] to make oneself scarce

♦ vi

Andes, PRico [huir] to flee, to take flight