garbillar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for garbillar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

barbilla N f

barbilla

chin

I.escobillar VB intr LatAm

escobillar

to do the → escobillado

II.escobillar VB trans Chil

escobillar (cepillar)

to brush

escobillar (restregar)

to scrub

III.escobillarse VB vpr

escobillarse refl Chil dientes:

escobillarse

to brush

escobillarse

to clean

See also escobillado

escobillado N m LatAm

escobillado

shuffle step used in folk dancing

acribillar VB trans

1. acribillar (llenar de agujeros):

lo acribillaron a balazos

they riddled him with bullets

los mosquitos me han acribillado

the mosquitoes have bitten me all over

2. acribillar (asediar):

me acribillaron a preguntas

they fired a barrage of questions at me

me acribillaron a preguntas

they bombarded me with questions

billarista N mf

billarista

billiard player

billar N m

1. billar:

billar (con tres bolas)

billiards

billar (con 16 bolas)

pool

billar (con 22 bolas)

snooker

2. billar <billares mpl > (sala de juegos):

billares

amusement arcade

mesa de billar N f

mesa de billar

billiard table

I.pillar VB trans

1.1. pillar inf (atrapar):

pillar

to catch

corre, corre que te pillo

go on! run, or I'll catch o I'll get you

me pilló la policía

the police caught me

me pilló la policía

the police nabbed me inf

me has pillado de casualidad, estaba a punto de salir

you were lucky to catch me, I was just going out

le pilló un dedo

it caught o trapped her finger

le pilló un dedo

she got her finger caught o trapped in it

1.2. pillar inf (por sorpresa):

pillar

to catch

¡ajá, te pillé!

aha, caught o got you!

no me pilla de nuevas

it doesn't surprise me

nos pilló la lluvia sin paraguas

we got caught in the rain without an umbrella

1.3. pillar inf catarro/resfriado:

pillar

to catch

pillamos una curda

we got plastered o hammered inf

2.1. pillar inf Spain coche (atropellar):

pillar

to hit

casi lo pilla un coche

he nearly got run over

casi lo pilla un coche

he nearly got hit by a car

2.2. pillar inf Spain (quedar):

me pilla de camino

it's on my way

me pilla bastante lejos

it's a bit far for me

3.1. pillar inf sentido/significado:

pillar

to get inf

pillar

to grasp

3.2. pillar inf ganga:

pillar

to get

pillar

to pick up inf

II.pillarse VB vpr

1. pillarse inf dedos/manga:

pillarse

to catch

se pilló los dedos con la ventana

he caught o trapped his fingers in the window

2. pillarse RioPl inf (hacer pis):

pillarse

to wet oneself

I.brillar VB intr

1. brillar:

brillar sol/luz:

to shine

brillar estrella:

to shine

brillar estrella:

to sparkle

brillar zapatos/suelo/metal:

to shine

brillar zapatos/suelo/metal:

to gleam

brillar diamante:

to sparkle

le brillaba el pelo

her hair shone

al verlo le brillaron los ojos de alegría

when she saw him her eyes lit up with joy

para que su vajilla brille, use …

for sparkling dishes, use …

te brilla la nariz

your nose is shiny

2. brillar inteligencia/cualidad:

brillar

to shine

nunca brilló en sus estudios

he never shined as a student Am

nunca brilló en sus estudios

he never shone as a student Brit

nunca brilló en sus estudios

he was never a brilliant student

II.brillar VB trans Col

brillar

to polish

I.ovillar VB trans

ovillar

to wind … into a ball

II.ovillarse VB vpr

ovillarse

to curl up (in a ball)

I.orillar VB trans

1.1. orillar (evitar):

orillar problema/obstáculo

to get around

1.2. orillar muro/costa/zona:

orillar

to skirt

orillar

to skirt around

1.3. orillar Col Mex (hacer a un lado) vehículo:

orilló el coche para revisarle las llantas

he pulled over to check the tires

2. orillar (en costura):

orillar

to hem

3. orillar Mex (conducir):

orillar a alg. a algo

to drive sb to sth

el hambre los orilló a robar

hunger drove them to steal

II.orillarse VB vpr

orillarse Col Mex

to move over

si te orillas me puedo sentar a tu lado

if you move up o over I can sit next to you

se orilló para dejarlos pasar MOTOR

he pulled over to let them pass

garbillar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for garbillar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

barbilla [bar·ˈβi·ja, -ʎa] N f

barbilla

chin

I.escobillar [es·ko·βi·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB intr LatAm (zapatear)

escobillar

to tap or shuffle the feet

II.escobillar [es·ko·βi·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB trans

escobillar

to brush

acribillar [a·kri·βi·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB trans

acribillar

to riddle

acribillado a balazos

riddled with bullets

anoche me acribillaron los mosquitos

last night I was eaten alive by the mosquitoes

acribillar a alguien a preguntas fig

to pester sb with questions

billar [bi·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] N m

1. billar (juego):

billar

billiards

billar americano

pool

2. billar (mesa):

billar

billiard table

I.apolillar [a·po·li·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB trans

apolillar

to eat away

II.apolillar [a·po·li·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB refl

apolillar apolillarse:

apolillar

to get moth-eaten

I.humillar [u·mi·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB trans

1. humillar (degradar):

humillar

to humiliate

2. humillar (avergonzar):

humillar

to shame

II.humillar [u·mi·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB refl

humillar humillarse:

humillar

to lower oneself

I.cepillar [se·pi·ˈjar, θe·pi·ˈʎar] VB trans

1. cepillar TECH:

cepillar (traje)

to brush

cepillar (madera)

to plane

2. cepillar inf (robar):

cepillar

to rip off

3. cepillar LatAm inf (adular):

cepillar

to butter up

4. cepillar inf (ganar):

cepillar

to win

5. cepillar (suspender):

cepillar

to fail

cepillar

to flunk

II.cepillar [se·pi·ˈjar, θe·pi·ˈʎar] VB refl cepillarse

1. cepillar inf (robar):

cepillar

to rip off

2. cepillar inf (devorar):

cepillar

to polish off

3. cepillar inf (dinero):

cepillar

to squander

4. cepillar inf (matar):

cepillar

to bump off

5. cepillar vulg (seducir):

cepillar

to make it with

cepillarse a una chica

to screw a girl

I.maquillar [ma·ki·ˈjar, -ʎar] VB trans

1. maquillar:

maquillar (poner base de fondo)

to apply foundation to

maquillar (con pinturas)

to apply make-up to

2. maquillar (disimular):

maquillar

to disguise

II.maquillar [ma·ki·ˈjar, -ʎar] VB refl

maquillar (con base de fondo)

to put on foundation

maquillar (con pinturas)

to put on make-up

trillar [tri·ˈjar, -ˈʎar] VB trans

1. trillar (grano):

trillar

to thresh

2. trillar (usar):

trillar

to overuse

3. trillar LatAm inf (golpear):

trillar

to beat

martill(e)ar [mar·ti·ˈjar, -ʎar; mar·ti·je·ˈar, -ʎe·ˈar] VB trans

martill(e)ar

to hammer