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chapotear

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I. dabble [Am ˈdæbəl, Brit ˈdab(ə)l] VB trans

we dabbled our hands/feet in the river
chapoteamos en el río

II. dabble [Am ˈdæbəl, Brit ˈdab(ə)l] VB intr

to dabble in sth to dabble in politics/journalism
tener escarceos con la política/el periodismo
to dabble on the stock exchange
jugar a la bolsa
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picotear
to dabble

in the PONS Dictionary

I. dabble [ˈdæbl] -ling -ling VB intr

1. dabble (play in water):

dabble
chapotear

2. dabble (work):

to dabble in sth
interesarse superficialmente por algo

II. dabble [ˈdæbl] -ling -ling VB trans

dabble
salpicar
to dabble sth (in sth)
mojar algo (en algo)
in the PONS Dictionary

I. dabble <-ling> [ˈdæb·əl] VB intr

1. dabble (play in water):

dabble
chapotear

2. dabble (work):

to dabble in sth
interesarse superficialmente por algo

II. dabble <-ling> [ˈdæb·əl] VB trans

dabble
salpicar
to dabble sth (in sth)
mojar algo (en algo)
Present
Idabble
youdabble
he/she/itdabbles
wedabble
youdabble
theydabble
Past
Idabbled
youdabbled
he/she/itdabbled
wedabbled
youdabbled
theydabbled
Present Perfect
Ihavedabbled
youhavedabbled
he/she/ithasdabbled
wehavedabbled
youhavedabbled
theyhavedabbled
Past Perfect
Ihaddabbled
youhaddabbled
he/she/ithaddabbled
wehaddabbled
youhaddabbled
theyhaddabbled
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to dabble in sth
interesarse superficialmente por algo
to dabble sth (in sth)
mojar algo (en algo)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Miles began to dabble in politics as an observer at first.
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He also admitted to having dabbled with ecstasy in the past.
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One day, he suddenly falls into a strange coma-like trance, due to his dabbling in drugs to cure a prolonged and serious insomnia.
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It feeds by dabbling and upending, like its relatives.
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His business long gone, he survived by creating stage sets and costumes for the theatre, something he had dabbled in during the 1930s.
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