Spanish Word of the Day
pegar
hit
Definitions
| Spanish > English | |
| pegar | |
| 1. v. to stick | |
| No pega a la pared - It doesn't stick to the wall. | |
| 2. v. to match; to fit; to go with | |
| La mesa no pega con la silla. - The table doesn't go with the chair. | |
| 3. v. to be strong (of food and drink) | |
| Hoy pega mucho el sol. - The sun is hot/strong/blazing down today. | |
| 4. v. (computing, transitive) to paste | |
| copia y pega - copy and paste | |
| 5. v. to glue | |
| Pégalo con el pegamento - Glue it with the glue | |
| 6. v. to hit; strike | |
| pega el balón - hit the ball | |
| 7. v. to give; dish out (a strike) | |
| ¡Te voy a pegar un manotazo! - I'm gonna give you a slap! | |
| 8. v. to infect; pass on; infect (a disease) | |
| Creo que me pegó la sífilis. - I think he gave me syphilis. | |
| 9. v. to do; take; have (a kind of catch-all verb for various actions) | |
| Voy a pegarme una ducha. - I'm going to take a shower. | |
| Aquí falta pegar una buena limpieza. - This place needs (to have) a good clean-up. | |
| Pegamos una buena comida. - We had an awesome lunch | |
| Acaba de pegar otro grito. - She's just let out another shout | |
| ¡No te pegues otra borrachera! - Don't get smashed again! | |
| pegar un tiro; pegarse un tiro - to shoot; to shoot oneself | |
| 10. v. (colloquial) to flirt, hit on | |
| 11. v. (intransitive) to stick, to become attached, to adhere | |
| 12. v. (intransitive) to take root | |
| Spanish > Spanish | |
| pegar | |
| 1. vt. Hacer que una cosa quede adherida a otra |  |
| tengo que pegar la foto en mi album. | |
| 2. vt. Juntar dos cosas de modo que no quede virtualmente espacio entre ellas | |
| peguen ese mueble a la pared. | |
| 3. vt. Infligir castigo físico mediante golpes | |
| al pelear la gente se pega entre sí. | |
| 4. vt. Propinar un golpe específico | |
| tienes que pegarle una patada a la pelota. | |
| English > Spanish | |
| hit | |
| 1. Golpear, pegar, chocar. | |
| 2. Afectar, hacer daño, perjudicar. | |
| 3. Dar en, alcanzar. | |
| 4. n. Golpe, tiro. | |
| 5. n. Acierto. | |
| 6. n. Éxito. | |
Pronunciation
Mexican Dialect
pegarExample Sentences
| Él no me va a pegar. He won't beat me. La música debe pegar el fuego del corazón del hombre, y traer lágrimas a los ojos de la mujer. Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman. |
Review previous words
| isla | cinta métrica | pegar | sesenta y nueve |
| alfombrilla | alfombra | ventana | doblar |
| clavo | treinta y nueve | agarrar | palanca de cambios |
| bidón de gasolina | cuello | arroyo | periódico |
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