- repelar
- v.to grumble, to complain, to moan, to lament.* * *repelar► verbo transitivo1 (tirar) to pull out2 figurado (cortar - pelo) to crop; (- uñas) to clip* * *1. VT1) (=pelar) [+ cabeza] to leave completely bare, shear; [+ persona] to leave completely shaven, shear; [+ hierba] to nibble, crop; [+ uñas] to clip2) (=arrancar pelo)
repelar a algn — to pull sb's hair
3) Méx (=criticar) to raise objections to, call into question4) Méx (=reprender) to scold, tell off *2.See:* * *verbo intransitivo (Méx fam) to grumble, to moan (BrE colloq)* * *verbo intransitivo (Méx fam) to grumble, to moan (BrE colloq)* * *repelar [A1 ]vi(Méx fam) to grumble, to moan (BrE colloq)■ repelarsev pron(Chi fam) repelarse DE algo: me repelé de no haberlo comprado I kicked myself for not having bought it* * *
repelar (conjugate repelar) verbo intransitivo (Méx fam) to grumble, to moan (BrE colloq)
* * *repelar Méx♦ vt[exasperar] to exasperate, to irritate♦ vi[rezongar, refunfuñar] to grumble
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.