WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| cabecear⇒ vi | (mover la cabeza) (horse) | toss your head⇒ vi |
| | (person) | shake your head from side to side⇒ vi |
| | (person) | nod⇒ vi |
| | El caballo cabecea cuando está inquieto. |
| | Horses toss their heads when they're uneasy. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She shook her head from side to side in time with the music. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. He nodded to signal that he was paying attention. |
| cabecear vi | (dormir brevemente) (through tiredness) | nod off⇒ vi |
| | | doze⇒ vi |
| | Estaba tan cansado que cabeceé durante la clase. |
| | I was so tired I nodded off during class. |
| cabecear vi | (negar con la cabeza) (negation) | shake one's head⇒ vi |
| | ¡Deja de cabecear a todo lo que te digo! |
| | Stop shaking your head at everything I tell you. |
| cabecear vi | (golpear con la cabeza) (ball) | head⇒ vtr |
| | (in fight, e.g.) | headbutt⇒ vtr |
| | El delantero cabeceó a la red. |
| | The striker headed the ball into the goal. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The drunkard tried to headbutt the bouncer as he was escorted outside. |
| Additional Translations |
| cabecear vi | (moverse de arriba abajo) (nautical) | pitch⇒, rock⇒ vi |
| | (car) | lurch⇒ vi |
| | El barco cabeceaba mucho por el fuerte oleaje. |
| | The boat pitched (or: rocked) wildly because of the high waves. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The car lurched forward when she released the clutch too quickly. |
| cabecear vtr | (echar vino añejo al nuevo) | add aged wine to new wine⇒ vtr |
| | (approx: to make e.g. sherry) | fortify⇒, strengthen⇒ vtr |
| | Las cubas para cabecear están en la bodega. |
| | The buckets to add aged wine to new wine are in the cellar. |
| | The buckets to fortify are in the cellar. |
| cabecear vtr | (tejido: reforzar extremos) (mats, clothes) | border⇒, edge⇒ vtr |
| | Mi abuela cabeceaba las alfombras viejas. |
| | My grandmother used to edge old carpets to strengthen them; My grandmother used to border old carpets to strengthen them. |
| cabecear vtr | CL (formar puntas de cigarros) (in cigar manufacture) | cap⇒ vtr |
| | Es importante cabecear bien los puros. |
| | It's important to cap the cigars correctly. |
'cabecear' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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