volver grupas

Spanish

Verb

volver grupas (first-person singular present vuelvo grupas, first-person singular preterite volví grupas, past participle vuelto grupas)

  1. (idiomatic, equestrianism) to turn around
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      Al ver tanta gente, el hombre que venía a caballo quiso volver grupas a toda prisa; pero el animal se encabritó y alzando las patas delanteras, puso al caballero en peligro de caer al suelo.
      Upon seeing so many people, the man that was coming to the horse wanted to turn around in a hurry; but the animal pranced and raising its feet forward, put the cowboy at risk of falling to the floor.

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