vacile

m.

joke(informal) (tomadura de pelo). (peninsular Spanish, Carib, Mexican Spanish)

estar de vacile to be kidding o joking(de broma), to be taking the mickey (British)

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: vacilar.

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vacile

► nombre masculino

1 familiar teasing

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SM

1) * (=guasa) teasing

estar de vacile — to tease

2) (=duda) hesitation

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masculino (fam) (tomadura de pelo) joke

basta de vacile — that's enough kidding (colloq)

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masculino (fam) (tomadura de pelo) joke

basta de vacile — that's enough kidding (colloq)

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vacile

masculine

A

(Esp fam) (tomadura de pelo): esta obra es un vacile this play is a joke! (colloq)

basta de vacile, vamos a hablar en serio that's enough kidding, now let's be serious (colloq)

B

(Esp fam) (cosa estupenda): la fiesta fue un vacile increíble the party was really great o was a real blast (colloq)

¡qué vacile de moto tiene! that's a really cool o (AmE) radical motorcycle he has (colloq)

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Del verbo vacilar: (conjugate vacilar)

vacilé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

vacile es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
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vacile
vacilar (conjugate vacilar) verbo intransitivo
1

a) (dudar) to hesitate;

◊ sin vacile without hesitating;

no vaciló en aceptar he did not hesitate to accept, he accepted without hesitation

b) [fe/determinación] to waver

c) [luz] to flicker

2 (oscilar) [persona] to stagger, totter
3 (AmL exc CS fam) (divertirse) to have fun
vacile sustantivo masculino (fam) (tomadura de pelo) joke;

◊ basta de vacile that's enough kidding (colloq)

vacilar verbo intransitivo
1 (titubear, dudar) to hesitate: vaciló en responder, he hesitated before answering
2 (una voz) to falter
(una luz) to flicker
3 argot (hacer burla soterradamente) to tease: ¿me estás vacilando?, are you winding me up?
4 argot (presumir, fanfarronear) to boast, show off

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vacile nm

Fam

1. Esp, Carib, Méx [tomadura de pelo] joke, Br wind-up;

estar de vacile [de broma] to be kidding o joking, Br to be taking the mickey

2. Esp [cosa buena]

¡una Harley Davidson!, ¡qué vacile! a Harley Davidson! cool! o awesome!