What does rebotar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word rebotar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rebotar in Spanish.

The word rebotar in Spanish means bounce, ricochet, rebound, bounce back, bounce, bounce, bounce back, get pissed off. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rebotar

bounce

verbo intransitivo (botar repetidamente)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La pelota se me escapó de las manos y empezó a rebotar.
The ball slipped out of my hands and started to bounce.

ricochet, rebound

verbo intransitivo (cambiar de dirección)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
La bala rebotó en el muro.
The bullet ricocheted off the wall.

bounce back, bounce

verbo transitivo (e-mail: ser devuelto)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
No entiendo qué pasa: no puedo enviar correos porque me los rebotan.
I don't understand what's going on; I can't send emails because they bounce back.

bounce

verbo transitivo (AR, MX, SV, UY (cheque: ser rechazado)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
¡Qué vergüenza! Me rebotaron el cheque porque no tenía fondos.
How embarrassing! My check bounced for insufficient funds.

bounce back

verbo intransitivo (economí: recuperarse)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
El euro rebotó, recuperándose de seis semanas de bajas.
The euro bounced back after a six-week low.

get pissed off

verbo pronominal (ES, coloquial (enfadarse) (US: slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Se rebotó cuando no le invitamos a la fiesta y ahora no nos habla.
She got pissed off when we didn't invite her to the party and now she isn't speaking to us.

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