What does mareo in Spanish mean?

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

The word mareo in Spanish means travel sickness, dizziness, fatigue, weariness, trouble, nuisance, make dizzy, make queasy, annoy, irritate, bother, make tipsy, make feel giddy, feel ill, feel nauseated, get tipsy, feel dizzy, have a dizzy spell. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mareo

travel sickness

nombre masculino (sensación de inestabilidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No puedo hacer viajes largos en coche porque me produce mareo.
I can't go on long car trips because I get travel sickness.

dizziness

nombre masculino (vértigo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No des vueltas así porque te va a dar mareo.
Don't spin around like that because you'll get dizzy.

fatigue, weariness

nombre masculino (aturdimiento, cansancio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tanto ruido y agitación me hace sentir mareo.
So much noise and excitement makes me feel fatigue.

trouble, nuisance

nombre masculino (cosa que causa mareo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los muchachos que vienen al local a mediodía son un mareo.
The kids that come here during the day are trouble.

make dizzy, make queasy

verbo transitivo (producir náuseas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La montaña rusa me mareó.
The roller coaster made me dizzy (or: queasy).

annoy, irritate, bother

verbo transitivo (coloquial (molestar, agobiar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ya cállate que me marea escuchar tanta parla. Pedro mareó a Gabriela con tantas preguntas.
Oh, be quiet. It annoys me to have to listen to so much chatter.

make tipsy, make feel giddy

verbo transitivo (coloquial (emborrachar ligeramente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me tomé una copa de oporto que me mareó.
I drank a glass of port, which made me tipsy (or: made me feel giddy).

feel ill, feel nauseated

verbo pronominal (sentir náuseas)

No puedo subirme a un barco porque me mareo.
I can't get on a boat because I get seasick (or: get sick).

get tipsy

verbo pronominal (coloquial (emborracharse ligeramente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nicolás se marea con dos copas de vino.
Nicholas gets tipsy on two glasses of wine.

feel dizzy, have a dizzy spell

locución verbal (sentir que se desmaya)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me dio un mareo cuando me sacaron sangre.
I had a dizzy spell when they took my blood.

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