Chinche in english
Bug
pronunciation: bʌg part of speech: noun
pronunciation: bʌg part of speech: noun
In gestures
chinchar = needle ; tease ; twit ; taunt ; razz ; push + (all of) + Posesivo + buttons ; get + teased ; rib.
Example: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.Example: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Example: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Example: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Example: I used to razz her about her fear of food, an unfortunate remnant of her history as a model.Example: My wife says I push all of her buttons but, unfortunately, I still haven't been able to find the 'mute' button.Example: I constantly get teased for wearing armbands when I go swimming with people in my school.Example: Finally after I ribbed her for about an hour she said that she'd slashed her wrists because of me.more:
» chincharse mutuamente = tease + each other .
Example: Left to their own devices, the kids have been spending most of their time video gaming, teasing each other, and pestering the dogs.chinche = bed bug ; tease.
Example: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.Example: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.more:
» caer como chinches = drop like + flies .
Example: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.» ser (un/muy) chinche = be a (real) tease .
Example: when I mention any of this to him he pretends not to know what I am talking about because, on top of all this, he's a real tease.