English-Spanish Dictionary

Spanish Translation of “flail”

flail (fleɪl Pronunciation for flail

Translations

noun

  1. (agriculture) mayal masculine

transitive verb

  1. (agriculture) desgranar
  2. (= beat) golpear, azotar
  3. (= agitate)
    1. [+ arms, legs] agitar

intransitive verb

  1.  ⇒ to flail (about) [arms, legs] agitarse [person], revolverse ⇒ I tried to grab his flailing arms intenté agarrarle los brazos que no paraba de agitar

Similar Words

= thrash, beat, windmill, thresh

'flail' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: agitar-se
  • Chinese: 用力地胡乱挥动用力地胡乱亂挥揮动動
  • European Spanish: sacudir
  • French: battre l'air
  • German: rudern mit
  • Italian: agitarsi in modo scomposto
  • Japanese: 振り回す/ばたばたと動く
  • Korean: 마구 흔들리다
  • Portuguese: agitar-se
  • Spanish: sacudir

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