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1 cebar
v.1 to fatten (up).La vieja cebó al pavo The old woman fattened the turkey.2 to stoke, to fuel (fuego, caldera).3 to bait (anzuelo).Pedro cebó la trampa Peter baited the trap.4 to prepare, to brew. ( River Plate)5 to prime, to fuel, to stoke.Missy cebó el fuego para calentarse Missy primed the fire to warm up.* * *1 (animal) to fatten, fatten up2 (poner cebo) to bait4 figurado (pasiones etc) to nourish1 figurado (dedicarse) to devote oneself (en, to)2 figurado (ensañarse) to show no mercy (en/con, towards), take it out (en/con, on), vent one's anger (en/con, on)* * *verb1) to bait2) fatten* * *1. VT1) [+ animal] to fatten (up)cuando voy a casa mi madre me ceba — * when I go home my mother feeds me up
2) [+ anzuelo, cepo, trampa] to bait3) [+ fuego, horno] to feed, stoke (up); [+ arma] to prime5) Cono Sur [+ maté] to brew2.VI [tuerca, tornillo] to catch, grip; [clavo] to go in3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.Ex. They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex. Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.----* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < animal> to fatten... up2) <anzuelo/cepo> to bait2.cebarse v prona) ( ensañarse)b) ( alimentarse) to feed* * *= stoke, fatten, bait.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.* cebarse con = take it out on, lash out (on), go to + town on.* * *cebar [A1 ]vtA ‹animal› to fatten … upno le des tanto de comer que lo estás cebando ( fam hum); don't give him so much to eat, you'll make him fatB ‹anzuelo/cepo› to baitC ‹motor/bomba› to prime■ cebarse1 (ensañarse) to vent one's angerse cebó en or con su víctima he took his anger out o vented his anger on his victim2(alimentarse): el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia fear feeds on ignorance* * *
cebar ( conjugate cebar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ animal› to fatten … up
2 ‹anzuelo/cepo› to bait
3 (CS) ‹ mate› to prepare ( and serve)
cebar verbo transitivo
1 (a un animal) to fatten
familiar (a una persona) to feed up
2 (un anzuelo, una trampa) to bait
' cebar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engordar
- mate
English:
bait
- prime
- fatten
* * *♦ vt1. [engordar] to fatten (up)2. [fuego, caldera] to stoke, to fuel;[máquina, arma] to prime3. [anzuelo] to bait4. [sentimiento] to feed, to arouse5. RP [mate] to prepare, to brew* * *v/t1 fatten2 anzuelo bait3 TÉC prime4 L.Am.mate prepare* * *cebar vt1) : to bait2) : to feed, to fatten3) : to prime (a pump, etc.) -
2 cebarse
1 figurado (dedicarse) to devote oneself (en, to)2 figurado (ensañarse) to show no mercy (en/con, towards), take it out (en/con, on), vent one's anger (en/con, on)* * *VPRcebarse con o en algn: la oposición se cebó con o en el presidente — the opposition launched a savage o furious attack on the president
estaba enfadada y se cebó conmigo — she was angry and took it out on me o vented her anger on me
* * *
■cebarse verbo reflexivo (ensañarse) to delight in tormenting [con, -], to be cruel [con, to]
* * *vprla policía se cebó con los manifestantes the police dealt with the demonstrators brutally;* * *v/r1 feed (en on)2:cebarse con alguien vent one’s fury on s.o.* * *vrcebarse en : to take it out on
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