espetar in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for espetar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

espetar VB trans

1.1. espetar inf (soltar de repente):

espetar grosería

to spit … out

espetar noticia

to blurt … out

le espetaron la noticia así

they sprang the news on him just like that

le espetaron la noticia así

they blurted the news out to him just like that

1.2. espetar inf (hacer escuchar):

espetar discurso/sermón

to inflict … on

nos espetó un sermón sobre los buenos modales

he inflicted a lecture about good manners on us

nos espetó un sermón sobre los buenos modales

he made us sit through a lecture on good manners

nos espetó un sermón sobre los buenos modales

he lectured us on good manners

2.1. espetar carne/pescado:

espetar (con un asador)

to put … on a spit

espetar (con un pincho)

to skewer

2.2. espetar persona:

espetar

to run … through

Translations for espetar in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for espetar in the Spanish»English Dictionary

espetar [es·pe·ˈtar] VB trans

1. espetar (ave, objeto):

espetar

to skewer

2. espetar inf (de repente):

espetar

to come out with

espetar cuatro verdades a alguien fig

to give sb a piece of one's mind

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