devanear in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for devanear in the Spanish»English Dictionary

devanar VB trans

1. devanar hilo/lana/alambre:

devanar

to wind

2. devanar madeja:

hay que devanar la madeja

you have to wind the wool into a ball

See also seso

seso N m

1. seso:

seso ANAT, ZOOL

brain

beber o sorber el seso a alg. inf

to bowl sb over inf

esa chica le tiene sorbido el seso

he's completely bowled over by that girl

devanarse o estrujarse los sesos inf

to rack one's brains inf

perder el seso por alg. inf

to be crazy about sb inf

tener mucho seso inf

to have a good head on one's shoulders

tener poco seso inf

to be brainless inf

ha demostrado tener muy poco seso

he's shown how brainless he is

ha demostrado tener muy poco seso

he's shown that he doesn't have much up top inf

2. seso <sesos mpl > FOOD:

sesos

brains pl

devaneo N m

1. devaneo:

devaneo (amorío)

affair

devaneo (pasajero)

fling

2. devaneo (pasatiempo frívolo):

devaneo

idle pursuit

déjate de devaneos

stop wasting your time

déjate de devaneos

stop dabbling in idle pursuits

devanado N m

1. devanado ELEC:

devanado

winding

2. devanado (de hilo, lana):

devanado

winding (into a ball)

I.planear VB trans

1. planear fiesta/expedición:

planear

to plan

fue un robo muy bien planeado

it was a very well planned robbery

tienen planeado casarse a fin de año

they plan to get married at the end of the year

2. planear (tramar):

planear

to plan

algo están planeando

they're planning something

algo están planeando

they're up to something inf

II.planear VB intr

1. planear AVIAT:

planear

to glide

planear

to soar Am

2. planear águila:

planear

to soar

3. planear NAUT:

planear

to plane

I.granear VB intr

granear → granar

II.granear VB trans

1. granear pólvora:

granear

to turn … into grains

2. granear papel/cuero:

granear

to give a grainy surface to

See also granar

granar VB intr

granar

to seed

I.macanear VB intr

1. macanear RioPl inf (mentir):

macanear

to lie

macanear

to tell tall stories

2. macanear RioPl inf (decir tonterías):

macanear

to talk garbage Am inf

macanear

to talk rubbish Brit inf

II.macanear VB trans

1. macanear Chil inf (molestar):

macanear

to pester

2. macanear Mex (golpear):

macanear

to beat

I.manear VB trans Chil

manear

to hobble

II.manearse VB vpr

manearse Chil inf:

manearse

to get in a tangle inf

manearse

to be all fingers and thumbs inf

I.cranear VB trans And inf

cranear chiste/excusa:

cranear

to think up

cranear

to come up with

estaban craneando asaltar el banco

they were planning o plotting to rob the bank

II.cranearse VB vpr

1. cranearse And inf (planear):

cranearse

to figure out

cranearse

to work out

2. cranearse Chil inf (estudiar mucho):

cranearse

to cram

cranearse

to swot Brit inf

3. cranearse Chil inf (pensar):

cranearse

to think

cranearse

to rack one's brains

chicanear VB intr And Mex

deja de chicanear

cut out the tricks o the funny business inf

deja de chicanear

stop trying to con me/us inf

huanear, guanear VB trans Chil inf

huanearla(s) inf

to screw up sl

huanearla(s) inf

to mess things up inf

no las vayas a huanear esta vez

don't screw (it) up this time

devanear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for devanear in the Spanish»English Dictionary

devanar [de·βa·ˈnar] VB refl devanarse

devanar Cuba (reírse mucho):

devanar

to split one's sides laughing

Phrases:

devanarse los sesos

to rack one's brains

devaneo [de·βa·ˈneo] N m (amorío)

devaneo

flirtation

I.planear [pla·ne·ˈar] VB intr

planear (ave)

to hover

planear AVIAT

to glide

II.planear [pla·ne·ˈar] VB trans

planear

to plan

I.jaranear [xa·ra·ne·ˈar] VB intr inf

jaranear (ir de copas)

to go out on the town

jaranear (divertirse)

to live it up

II.jaranear [xa·ra·ne·ˈar] VB trans Col (importunar)

jaranear

to pester

cancanear [kan·ka·ne·ˈar] VB intr

1. cancanear inf (vagar):

cancanear

to wander about

2. cancanear LatAm:

cancanear (tartamudear)

to stutter

cancanear (hablar entrecortadamente)

to speak haltingly

veranear [be·ra·ne·ˈar] VB intr

veranear en Punta del Este

to spend the summer in Punta del Este

chalanear [ʧa·la·ne·ˈar] VB trans LatAm

chalanear (un caballo)

to break in

chalanear (adiestrar)

to train

chacanear [ʧa·ka·ne·ˈar] VB trans Chile (montura)

chacanear

to spur on

escanear [es·ka·ne·ˈar] VB trans

escanear

to scan

zanganear [san·ga·ne·ˈar, θan-] VB intr inf

zanganear

to idle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

Claro, primero hagan la lectura y luego pueden tomar su pipa, bata y devanear todos los mecanismos usados en la historieta.

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Siento un devaneó con tus contoneos pero si te miran yo me muero de celos.

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Con devaneadas compulsivas le exigen a nuestro salomónico poder inmaculado el partir al niño por la mitad.

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Devanear según nuestro diccionario es decir o hacer desconciertos o devaneos.

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