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What does achantar/achantarse mean?
What does achantar/achantarse mean?
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@marksutherin87
Achantar = acobardar o apabullar a alguien.
Achantarse = callarse resignadamente o por cobardía.
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- Spanish (Spain)
a. to intimidate
Nuestro competidores están tratando de achantarnos para que nos retiremos
(Our competitors are trying to intimidate us into withdrawing )
b. to frighten
Todas esas armas y equipos tienen como objetivo achantar a los manifestantes para que abandonen la protesta.(All those weapons and equipment are meant to frighten demonstrators into leaving the protest.)
c. to back down, eat one's words
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