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Old March 26, 2009, 02:58 PM
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@Fazor: "atropellar" usually gives the idea of wheels...

When it comes about people, you can say figuratively "José me atropelló en el pasillo", but when it comes about plants, "pisotear" is a more common verb.

"Los niños atropellaron los tulipanes" would mean they ran over them with a bicycle or so.
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