horse around: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    regionalhistoricalliteral
    • to move, turn, or bring a horse around (as in handling or directing the animal).

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    • The rider carefully horsed around the horse to position it correctly before the show jumping event.

      El jinete manejó con cuidado al caballo para posicionarlo correctamente antes del evento de salto.

    • We horsed around the animals all morning, making sure they were calm and ready for the trail ride.

      Manejamos a los caballos durante toda la mañana, asegurándonos de que estuvieran tranquilos y listos para la ruta.

    • The trainer horsed around the horses in the paddock to get them moving and stretch their legs.

      El entrenador movió a los caballos en el corral para que se movieran y estiraran las piernas.

    • Before the parade, the handlers horsed around the horses to line them up in the correct order.

      Antes del desfile, los cuidadores dirigieron a los caballos para alinearlos en el orden correcto.

  • 2.

    USUKglobalidiomaticinformalcolloquial
    • to engage in playful, rowdy, or boisterous behavior; to engage in horseplay.

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    • The kids horsed around in the backyard all afternoon, knocking over flowerpots and laughing loudly.

      Los niños jugaron alocadamente en el patio toda la tarde, tirando macetas y riendo fuerte.

    • Please stop horsing around during the meeting; we need to focus on the agenda.

      Por favor, deja de hacer tonterías durante la reunión; necesitamos concentrarnos en la agenda.

    • They were horsing around at the office party until the manager asked them to keep it down.

      Estaban jugando alocadamente en la fiesta de la oficina hasta que el gerente les pidió que bajaran el volumen.

  • 3.

    USUKglobalidiomaticinformal
    • to handle something carelessly, not seriously, or in a way that risks damage.

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    • Don’t horse around with those fragile antiques; they might break if you’re careless.

      No manipules descuidadamente esas antigüedades frágiles; podrían romperse si no tienes cuidado.

    • He horsed around with the delicate machinery and ended up causing a costly malfunction.

      Manipuló descuidadamente la maquinaria delicada y terminó causando una avería costosa.

    • The technician warned the apprentice not to horse around while adjusting the sensitive equipment.

      El técnico advirtió al aprendiz que no manipulara descuidadamente mientras ajustaba el equipo sensible.

Examples:

  • EN: - Turn that horse around.
    ES: - Saca a ese caballo.
  • EN: Listen, boy, don't horse around with me.
    ES: No te burles de mí.
  • EN: I came right away, just yelled in to her I was going as they brought the horse around.
    ES: No tuvo tiempo. Les grité que me iba y salí corriendo.
  • EN: - Turn that horse around.
    ES: - Saca a ese caballo.
  • EN: Turn that three horse around, Jack, and take him in easy.
    ES: Da vuelta al caballo N°3, y guíalo despacio.
  • EN: Not at all. If there's something wrong with our kids, you don't have to horse around. You can...
    ES: Padre Dineen, si cree que no sirven, no ande con rodeos...
  • EN: - You mean you can still bet on a horse around here?
    ES: ¿O sea que todavía puedes apostar a un caballo por aquí?
  • EN: It was one summer, and I had this friend George Bastian... and we had a habit of every Saturday afternoon... sometimes Sundays, to go over in the park and horse around.
    ES: Era verano y los sábados mi amigo George Bastian y yo solíamos ir a dar una vuelta por Central Park.
  • EN: Don't horse around.
    ES: ¿A qué viene esa broma?
  • EN: Mind if I horse around with it?
    ES: ¿Te molesta si la toco?
  • EN: While I was there, these men... kind of guests, you might say... we'd get together and horse around a little bit and sing... 'cause we were havin' such a good time... and we always had a lot of fun with this one, "The Jailhouse Rock." And we always had a lot of fun with this one, "The Jailhouse Rock."
    ES: Ahí, estos hombres... podríamos llamarlos invitados... nos reuniamos para bailar y cantar... porque la estábamos pasando tan bien... y siempre nos divertimos mucho con esta:
  • EN: Say, boys, you can bring Miss Dennis' horse around now!
    ES: Ya, chicos, ¡pueden traer el caballo de la Srta. Dennis ahora!
  • EN: Sure,horse around at inopportune moments.
    ES: Y comprendo que no es el momento para agradar.
  • EN: You just turn that horse around and head out from underneath this covered bridge right now. - I'll bet that cooled his heels.
    ES: Apuesto a que eso lo calmó.
  • EN: Lady, I quit thinking when I turned my horse around.
    ES: -Señora, sólo pienso en mi caballo.
  • EN: My advice is turn the horse around and ride back where you belong.
    ES: Mi consejo es que des la vuelta y regreses donde debes estar.
  • EN: I came right away, just yelled in to her I was going as they brought the horse around.
    ES: No tuvo tiempo. Les grité que me iba y salí corriendo.
  • EN: Listen, boy, don't horse around with me.
    ES: No te burles de mí.

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