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monkey around

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Inglés		Español
monkey around vi phrasal	informal (be frivolous or mischievous)	hacer tonterías loc verb
	(ES)	hacer el mono loc verb
	Joe is always monkeying around in class when he should be paying attention.
	Joe siempre está haciendo tonterías en clase en vez de prestar atención.
monkey around with [sth] vtr phrasal insep	informal (play or tamper with [sth]) (coloquial)	meterle mano a algo loc verb + prep
	(ES: coloquial)	trastear con algo vi + prep
	(CO: coloquial)	cacharrear con algo vi + prep
	He monkeyed around with the carburettor for a while, then found the problem in the spark plug.
	Estuvo un rato metiéndole mano al carburador y luego descubrió que el problema estaba en la bujía.

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