bandear
Spanish, verb/bandeˈaɾ/
bandear is spelled B-A-N-D-E-A-R (7 letters). Bandear is a Spanish verb meaning “to rock, sway, move from side to side” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Guiar, conducir”.
What does bandear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to rock, sway, move from side to side
- 2
to chase someone, wound someone
- 3
to change political affiliation
- 4
to cross (a body of water)
- 5
to shift for oneself, manage, get by
Me las bandeo bien.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Guiar, conducir.
verb: 1. Andar en bandos o parcialidades. 2. Inclinarse a un bando o parcialidad.
verb: 1. Mover a una y otra banda alguna cosa; como una cuerda floja, etc. 2. Atravesar un río hacia la otra banda u orilla.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bandear
- bandeo first-person present singular
- bandeé first-person preterite singular
- bandeado participle past
- bandeando gerund
- bandeada feminine participle past
- bandeados masculine participle past
- bandeadas feminine participle past
- bandeas indicative informal present
- bandeás indicative informal present
- bandea indicative present singular
- bandeamos first-person indicative plural
- bandeáis indicative plural present
- bandean indicative plural present
- bandeaba first-person imperfect indicative
- bandeabas imperfect indicative second-person
- bandeábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- bandeabais imperfect indicative plural
- bandeaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bandear?
- /bandeˈaɾ/
- [bãn̪.d̪eˈaɾ]
- [bãn̪d̪eˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.