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الْحَجْزِ
to hit the hay

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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Spanish
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I. pegar VB trans

1.1. pegar (propinar):

pegar bofetada/paliza/patada
to give
le pegó una paliza terrible
he gave him a terrible beating
le pegué una patada en la rodilla
I gave him a kick on the knee
le pegué una patada en la rodilla
I kicked him on the knee
te voy a pegar un coscorrón
I'm going to clout you o give you such a clout! inf
le pegaron un tiro
they shot her

1.2. pegar grito/salto:

pegó un chillido
she let out a scream
pegó un chillido
she screamed
les pegó cuatro gritos y se callaron
she shouted at them and they shut up
pegó un salto de alegría
he jumped for joy
pegó media vuelta y se fue
he turned around and walked away

1.3. pegar susto:

pegar
to give
¡qué susto me pegaste!
you gave me a terrible fright!

1.4. pegar inf repaso:

pégale un repaso a este capítulo
look over this chapter again
le pegué una miradita
I had a quick look at it

2.1. pegar:

pegar (adherir)
to stick
pegar (con cola)
to glue
pegar (con cola)
to stick
pegar (con engrudo)
to paste
pegar (con engrudo)
to stick
pegué los sellos en el sobre
I stuck the stamps on the envelope
¿cómo pego la suela?
how can I stick the sole?
vamos a pegar todos los pedazos
we're going to glue o stick all the pieces back together
pegó un póster en la pared
she stuck (o pinned etc.) a poster up on the wall

2.2. pegar (coser):

pegar mangas/botones
to sew … on
ni siquiera sabe pegar un botón
he can't even sew a button on

2.3. pegar (arrimar, acercar):

pegar
to move … closer
pega el coche un poco más a la raya
move the car a little closer to the line
pegó el oído a la pared
he put his ear to the wall

2.4. pegar COMPUT:

pegar
to paste

3. pegar inf (contagiar):

pegar enfermedad
to give
no te acerques, que te pego la gripe
don't come near me, I'll give you my flu o you'll get my flu
pegarla RioPl inf
to be dead on Am inf
pegarla RioPl inf
to be spot on Brit inf
la verdad es que la pegamos con su regalo
we really were dead on o spot on with her gift
con este espectáculo sí la vamos a pegar
we're going to have a big hit with this show inf
pegar su chicle con alg. Mex sl
to score with sb sl

II. pegar VB intr

1.1. pegar (golpear):

pegarle a alg.
to hit sb
pegarle a alg. (a un niño, como castigo)
to smack sb
dicen que le pega a su mujer
they say he beats his wife
si vuelves a hacer eso, te pego
if you do that again, I'll smack you
¡a mí no me vas a pegar!
don't you dare hit me!
la pelota pegó en el poste
the ball hit the goalpost
pegarle a algo inf ¡cómo le pegan al vino!
they sure like their wine inf
pegarle a algo inf ¡cómo le pegan al vino!
they certainly knock back the wine inf
ahora le pega al canto Chil
she's into singing at the moment inf

1.2. pegar inf (hacerse popular):

pegar
to take off
si el producto no pega, quebramos
if the product doesn't take off o catch on, we'll go under
una artista que pega en el extranjero
an artist who's very popular abroad
su último disco está pegando fuerte
her latest record is a big hit inf

1.3. pegar inf (ser fuerte):

pegar viento:
to be strong
¡cómo pegaba el sol!
the sun was really beating down!
¡cómo pegaba el sol!
the sun was really hot!
este vino pega muchísimo
this wine's really strong
este vino pega muchísimo
this wine goes to your head

2.1. pegar (adherir):

pegar
to stick

2.2. pegar (armonizar):

pegar
to go together
estos colores no pegan
these colors don't go together
pegar con algo
to go with sth
esos zapatos no pegan con el vestido
those shoes don't go (well) with the dress
esa mesa no pega con los demás muebles
that table doesn't fit in with o go with the rest of the furniture
el vino blanco no pega con la carne
white wine doesn't go with meat
no pegar ni con cola o no pegar ni juntar inf esos colores no pegan ni con cola
those colors don't go together at all
este cuadro aquí no pega ni con cola
this picture looks really out of place here
no pegamos ni juntamos en este ambiente
we stick out like a sore thumb in a place like this

3. pegar Chil inf (dirigirse):

pegar para algo
to head o make for sth
pegó para su casa
she made o headed for home

III. pegarse VB vpr

1.1. pegarse (golpearse):

me pegué con la mesa
I bumped into the table
me pegué con la mesa
I knocked myself on the table
me pegué en la cabeza
I banged o knocked my head
me pegué un golpe muy fuerte en la pierna
I hit my leg really hard
se cayó de la bicicleta y se pegó un porrazo inf
she fell off her bike and gave herself a nasty knock
pegársela Spain inf
to have a crash
pegársela a alg. Spain inf (ser infiel)
to be unfaithful to sb
pegársela a alg. Spain inf (ser infiel)
to cheat on sb Am inf
pegársela a alg. (traicionar)
to double-cross sb
pegársela a alg. (traicionar)
to do the dirty on sb inf

1.2. pegarse (recíproco):

pegarse (darse golpes)
to hit each other
estos niños siempre se están pegando
these kids are always hitting each other o fighting

2.1. pegarse susto:

¡qué susto me pegué cuando la vi!
I got such a fright when I saw her

2.2. pegarse tiro:

se pegó un tiro en la sien
he shot himself in the head
¡es para pegarse un tiro!
it's enough to drive you crazy o mad!

2.3. pegarse inf (tomarse, darse):

me voy a pegar una ducha
I'm going to take o have a shower
tuvimos que pegarnos una corrida para no perder el tren
we had to run to catch the train
anoche nos pegamos una comilona tremenda
we had an amazing meal last night inf
¡me voy a pegar unas vacaciones …!
I'm going to give myself o have myself a good vacation

2.4. pegarse Spain inf (pasar):

pegarse
to spend
me pegué el día entero estudiando
I spent the whole day studying
me pegué cuatro días sin salir de casa
I didn't leave the house for four days
me pegué cuatro días sin salir de casa
I went (for) four days without leaving the house inf

3.1. pegarse (adherirse):

pegarse
to stick
no consigo que este sobre se pegue
I can't get this envelope to stick
se me ha pegado el arroz
the rice has stuck
mi madre se pega al o del teléfono y no para de hablar
once my mother gets yakking on the phone there's no stopping her inf
se pegó al o del timbre
she kept her finger on o she leaned on the doorbell
se me pega y después no se qué hacer para deshacerme de él
he latches on to me and then I can't get rid of him

3.2. pegarse costumbre/enfermedad (contagiarse) (+ me/te/le etc):

en Inglaterra se le pegó la costumbre de tomar té
in England she got into the habit of drinking tea
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano
he's picked up a Mexican accent
no te acerques, que se te va a pegar el catarro
don't come too close or you'll catch my cold
pegar(se) una espantada animal:
to bolt
pegar(se) una espantada persona: inf
to make a run for it inf
pegar(se) una espantada persona: inf
to scarper Brit inf
pegarse un ensarte
to be taken in inf
pegarse un ensarte
to be suckered Am inf
pegarse una asoleada
to sunbathe
meterse o pegarse una juagada
to get soaked o drenched to the skin
pegarse una quemada
to get sunburned
darse o pegarse un guarrazo
to have a nasty fall inf
dar(se) o pegar(se) un resbalón lit
to slip
dar(se) o pegar(se) un resbalón (meter la pata)
to slip up
dar(se) o pegar(se) un resbalón (meter la pata)
to put one's foot in it inf
pegarse una follada
to have a screw vulg sl
pegarse una follada
to have a shag Brit vulg sl
English
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Spanish
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tag on
pegarse inf
to tag on to sth
pegarse a algo inf

in the PONS Dictionary

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Spanish
English
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pegarse con algo
to bump into sth
pegarse con alguien
to fight with sb
pegarse un tortazo en el coche inf
to crash one's car
pegarse (a algo)
to stick (to sth)
pegarse (quemarse)
to stick to the pot
pegarse a algo
to interfere in sth
pegarse a algo
to acquire a liking for sth
pegarse a alguien
to stick to sb (like glue)
pegarse a alguien (perseguir)
to follow sb
pegársela a alguien inf
to trick sb
pegársela al marido/a la mujer
to cheat on one's husband/one's wife
pegarse la gran vida
to live it up
pegarse un tiro
to shoot oneself
pegarse un tiro en la cabeza
to shoot oneself in the head
pegarse un trastazo
to come a cropper
pegarse un trastazo contra algo
to bang into sth
pegarse un lingotazo
to take a swig
pegarse una bimba
to get drunk
pegarse como una lapa
to stick like a leech
darse [o pegarse] el lote
to get off with
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to stick like superglue to sb
pegarse a alguien como una lapa
to slug it out
pegarse
to flatten oneself against sth
pegarse contra algo
to rub off on sb (affect)
pegarse a alguien
in the PONS Dictionary
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
pegarse una bimba
to get drunk
pegarse un lingotazo
to take a swig
pegarse como una lapa inf (persona)
to stick like a leech
pegarse a alguien las cobijas
to oversleep
darse [o pegarse] el lote
to get off with
pegarse con algo
to bump into sth
pegarse con alguien
to fight with sb
pegarse a algo
to interfere in sth
pegarse a algo
to acquire a liking for sth
pegarse a alguien
to stick to sb (like glue)
pegarse a alguien (perseguir)
to follow sb
pegársela a alguien inf
to trick sb
pegarse la gran vida
to live it up
pegarse un tiro
to shoot oneself
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
to slug it out
pegarse
to flatten oneself against sth
pegarse contra algo
to rub off on sb (affect)
pegarse a alguien
to fasten on to sb
pegarse a alguien
presente
yopego
túpegas
él/ella/ustedpega
nosotros/nosotraspegamos
vosotros/vosotraspegáis
ellos/ellas/ustedespegan
imperfecto
yopegaba
túpegabas
él/ella/ustedpegaba
nosotros/nosotraspegábamos
vosotros/vosotraspegabais
ellos/ellas/ustedespegaban
indefinido
yopegué
túpegaste
él/ella/ustedpegó
nosotros/nosotraspegamos
vosotros/vosotraspegasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedespegaron
futuro
yopegaré
túpegarás
él/ella/ustedpegará
nosotros/nosotraspegaremos
vosotros/vosotraspegaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedespegarán
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

pegarse un tortazo en el coche inf
to crash one's car
pegársela a alguien inf
to trick sb
pegársela al marido/a la mujer
to cheat on one's husband/one's wife
pegarse un tiro en la cabeza
to shoot oneself in the head
pegarse un trastazo contra algo
to bang into sth
pegarse al oído
to be catchy
pegarse a alguien las cobijas
to oversleep
pegarse [o llevarse] un susto
to get scared
to stick to sb like a leech
pegarse a alguien como una lapa
to stick like superglue to sb
pegarse a alguien como una lapa

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