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pirarse — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bounce verb To spring back after hitting a surface, or to move up and down repeatedly.
  • scram verb To leave quickly, especially as a command telling someone to go away.
  • skedaddle verb To leave somewhere quickly, especially to avoid trouble.

Senses

pirarse is used for these senses in English:

  • beat it (idiomatic, chiefly, as imperative, pejorative, colloquial, dismissal) To leave; to go away.
  • run away To leave home, or other place of residence, usually unannounced, or to make good on a threat, with such action usually performed by a child or juvenile.
  • scram (intransitive, originally, US, often, imperative) To leave in a hurry; to go away. [from early 20th c.]
  • skedaddle (informal, intransitive, US) To move or run away quickly.

bounce — full definition

  1. verb To spring back after hitting a surface, or to move up and down repeatedly.
  2. verb Of a cheque or payment: to be rejected by a bank because there isn't enough money in the account.
  3. verb To try an idea out on someone to get their reaction.
  4. noun A rebound, or the quality of springing back easily.

scram — full definition

  1. verb To leave quickly, especially as a command telling someone to go away.
  2. verb To shut down a nuclear reactor rapidly, usually as an emergency safety measure.

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