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marear

to make dizzy, to nauseate

verb mah-rreh-AHR Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: From mar (sea), originally 'to suffer seasickness'.

Also means

to annoy, to pester

Usage Note

Marear literally means to make someone feel dizzy or seasick; marearse is the reflexive 'to feel dizzy'. The colloquial second sense — to pester or confuse someone — is very common: No me marees means 'Stop pestering me' or 'Don't confuse me'. The noun mareo covers both dizziness and the feeling of being pestered.

Examples

"El olor del coche me marea."

Natural Translation

The smell of the car makes me dizzy.

Literal Translation

The smell of-the car to-me makes-dizzy.

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