colar
/koˈlaɾ/ verb B2- to sift, to strain, to filter
- to prepare coffee
- to dupe, hoodwink
- to missay, say wrongly
- to fall for, fall in love
- to sneak into, to crash
- to sift through, comb through
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- colar
- Gerund
- colando
- Past participle
- colado
- Present (yo)
- cuelo
- Preterite (yo)
- colé
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
El Culebrón arrancó como un condenado por un portillo y el Soldadillo se coló detrás de él por el mismo portillo.
Y se acabó el cuento, y se lo llevó el viento y se coló por la puerta de un convento y los padres que lo oyeron, se quedaron muy contentos.
«Éste es», dice; y se cuela al gallinero.
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