What does regatear in Spanish mean?

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

The word regatear in Spanish means negotiate, scrimp on, feint, sell on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word regatear

negotiate

verbo transitivo (negociar un precio)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Tuvimos que regatear el precio de la casa.
We had to negotiate about the price of the house.

scrimp on

verbo transitivo (escatimar)

La calidad no regatea esfuerzos.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Don't scrimp on the icing. It's my favourite part.

feint

verbo intransitivo (ES (deportes: hacer fintas)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Hoy en el entrenamiento los niños aprendieron a regatear.
In training today the children learnt to feint.

sell on

verbo transitivo (revender)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Los vendedores ambulantes regatean sus productos con mucho margen de ganancia.
Street vendors sell on with large profit margins.

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