embromas in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for embromas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.embromar VB trans

1. embromar AmS inf (molestar):

embromar

to pester

embromar

to hassle inf

2. embromar CSur inf (tomar el pelo, engañar):

lo embromamos, le hicimos creer que …

we fooled o tricked him into believing that …

¡no me embromes!

you're kidding o joking! inf

¡no me embromes!

you're putting me on! Am inf

¡no me embromes!

you're having me on! Brit inf

me embromó, me lo cobró carísimo

he ripped me off, he charged me a fortune inf

3. embromar AmS inf (estropear):

embromar aparato

to ruin inf

la lluvia nos embromó los planes

the rain ruined o spoiled our plans

los antibióticos me embromaron el estómago

the antibiotics played havoc with my stomach inf

4. embromar AmS inf (perjudicar):

la guerra nos embromó a todos

we all suffered because of the war

no te lo puedo pagar hoy — ¡me embromaste!

I can't pay you for it today — now you've really landed me in it! inf

II.embromar VB intr CSur inf

1. embromar (molestar):

¡déjate de embromar!

stop being a pest o a pain! inf

¡déjate de embromar!

stop hassling me! inf

2. embromar (tomar el pelo):

embromar

to kid inf

embromar

to put … on Am inf

embromar

to have … on Brit inf

¡no embromes!

you're kidding o joking!

¡no embromes!

you're putting o having me on!

III.embromarse VB vpr

1. embromarse AmS inf (fastidiarse):

no estaba en casa así que se embromaron

they were out of luck because he wasn't at home

que se embrome por estúpido

it serves him right o that's what he gets for being so stupid

si no te gusta, te embromas

if you don't like it, tough! o tough luck! o you'll just have to lump it! inf

me embromé por no presentarlo a tiempo

I messed things up for myself o ruined my chances by not sending it in on time inf

2. embromarse AmS inf (hacerse daño):

embromarse

to hurt oneself

embromarse rodilla

to hurt

embromarse rodilla

to screw up Am inf

embromarse rodilla

to do … in Brit inf

3. embromarse AmS inf aparato/frenos:

embromarse

to go wrong

4. embromarse AmS inf (enfermarse):

embromarse

to get ill inf

5. embromarse refl Chil inf (molestarse):

embromarse

to put oneself out

embromas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for embromas in the Spanish»English Dictionary

embromar [em·bro·ˈmar] VB trans LatAm (fastidiar)

embromar

to annoy

Translations for embromas in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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