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Icon for patear — to kick
patear
to kick
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder, Jennifer JinCofounder
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To hit something with your feet
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linguistic
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Encoding image for pata + -ear
leg, foot
+
-ear
verb suffix
Patear turns pata0 into a verb and means to kick, literally to strike with your leg or foot.
patear
Illustration for to kick
to kick
To strike with the foot.
El niño pateó la pelota contra la paredThe boy kicked the ball against the wall
Ten cuidado, ese caballo pateaBe careful, that horse kicks
Illustration for to stomp on, to trample
to stomp on, to trample
To bring your foot down on something, usually to crush or ruin it.
Pateó la caja hasta dejarla planaHe stomped on the box until it was flat
Los caballos patearon el sembradoThe horses trampled the field
Illustration for to boo, to jeer
to boo, to jeer (an audience)
When an audience stomps their feet during a performance to show disapproval.
El público pateó al comedianteThe audience booed the comedian
Patearon la obra antes del segundo actoThey jeered the play before the second act
patearse
Illustration for to walk all over, to trek around
to walk all over, to trek around
When you walk a place end-to-end, propelled by your legs and feet. The se points the walking back at yourself to say "I walked myself around the whole city," and emphasizes the amount of walking that happened.
Me pateé toda la ciudad buscando ese libroI walked all over the city looking for that book
Nos pateamos el mercado entero en una mañanaWe trekked around the whole market in one morning