verb🔗SharePreparar café (en cafetera de goteo o percoladora)To make (coffee) in a percolator or a drip coffeemaker."I’ll perk some coffee."Voy a preparar café.drinkutensilmachinefoodprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacerse, prepararseOf coffee: to be produced by heated water seeping (“percolating”) through coffee grounds."The coffee is perking."El café se está preparando.fooddrinkutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArreglarse, acicalarseTo make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of."After hearing the good news, Maria was perking up and smoothing her hair, eager to celebrate. "Después de escuchar las buenas noticias, María se estaba arreglando y alisando el cabello, ansiosa por celebrar.appearancebodystyleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAsomar, aparecerTo appear from below or behind something, emerge, pop up, poke out."The puppy was hiding behind the couch, and only its ears were perking up. "El cachorro se escondía detrás del sofá, y solo sus orejas asomaban.appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePavonearse, envanecerseTo exalt oneself; to bear oneself loftily."After winning the debate, she was perking around the school halls, clearly enjoying her victory and the attention it brought her. "Después de ganar el debate, se pavoneaba por los pasillos de la escuela, disfrutando claramente de su victoria y de la atención que le brindaba.attitudecharacterhumanappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMirar fijamente, espiarTo peer; to look inquisitively."The cat was perking its head, trying to see what was inside the box. "El gato estaba mirando fijamente con la cabeza, tratando de ver qué había dentro de la caja.actionappearancehumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePosarseTo perch."The little bird was perking on the edge of the birdbath, getting ready to take a drink. "El pajarito se estaba posando en el borde del abrevadero, preparándose para beber.animalbirdChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAnimación, avivamientoThe act of something being perked."The perking of the coffee machine made the office a lot more lively. "La animación de la máquina de café hizo que la oficina fuera mucho más animada.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
