tinca in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for tinca in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tinca N f And

1. tinca inf (empeño):

tinca

effort

ponle un poco más de tinca

put a bit more effort into it

ponle un poco más de tinca

put your back into it inf

le puso harta tinca pero llegó tercero

he tried his best o he ran as fast as he could but he finished third

2. tinca (sensación) → tincada

See also tincada

tincada N f And inf

tincada

feeling

tincada

hunch inf

tincar VB intr And inf (+ me/te/le etc)

1. tincar (ocurrir una idea):

¿cómo acertaste? — no sé, me tincó

how did you guess? — I don't know, just a hunch inf

me tinca que ya no viene

I get the feeling o the idea she's not coming

2. tincar (parecer bien):

no le tincó la película

the movie didn't appeal to her

ese pescado me tinca

I like the look of that fish

3. tincar (tener ganas de):

¿te tinca ir a la playa?

do you feel like a trip to the beach?

¿te tinca ir a la playa?

do you fancy a trip to the beach? Brit

¿te tinca ir a la playa?

are you up for a trip to the beach? Am inf

Translations for tinca in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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Translations for tinca in the Spanish»English Dictionary

tincar VB trans c → qu

1. tincar Chile (presentir):

tincar

to have a hunch

2. tincar Arg, Chile (pelota):

tincar

to drive