gastarle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for gastarle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.gastar VB trans

1.1. gastar (consumir):

gastar dinero

to spend

gastar algo en algo

to spend sth on sth

ha gastado un dineral en arreglar la casa

she's spent a fortune on doing up the house

1.2. gastar (consumir):

gastar gasolina/electricidad

to use

estamos gastando demasiada agua

we're using too much water

¿ya has gastado toda la leche?

you haven't used up all the milk already!

no sé ya cuántas cajas he gastado esta semana

I don't know how many boxes I've got through o gone through this week

apágala, me vas a gastar las pilas

turn it off, you're going to run the batteries down

2. gastar (desperdiciar, malgastar):

gastar dinero

to waste

gastar dinero

to squander

gastar tiempo/energía

to waste

gastar gasolina/electricidad

to waste

3. gastar (desgastar):

gastar ropa/zapatos

to wear out

gastar tacones

to wear down

4.1. gastar inf (llevar, usar):

gastar ropa/gafas

to wear

gasta barba

he has a beard

gasto el 37

I'm a size 37

gasto el 37

I take a (size) 37

¿qué marca de cigarrillos gastas?

what brand of cigarettes do you smoke?

4.2. gastar inf genio/modales:

¡vaya unos modales que gasta con su padre!

what a way to behave toward(s) her father!

ten cuidado porque ese gasta un genio …

be careful, he has a terrible temper!

gastarlas Spain inf ya sabes cómo las gasta

you know how nasty he can get

5. gastar broma:

gastar

to play

siempre está gastando bromas

he's always playing practical jokes

le gastaron una broma

they played a joke o trick on him

II.gastarse VB vpr

1. gastarse (enfático):

gastarse dinero

to spend

¿ya te has gastado todo lo que te di?

you don't mean to say you've already spent all the money I gave you!

2. gastarse (consumirse):

gastarse

to run down

estas pilas se gastan enseguida

these batteries run down so quickly o last no time at all

está gastada la batería

the battery's flat

está gastada la batería

the battery's run down

se me ha gastado la tinta

I've run out of ink

3. gastarse ropa/zapatos (desgastarse):

gastarse

to wear out

se le gastaron los codos a la chaqueta

the elbows of his jacket wore thin/wore through

4. gastarse inf:

gastarse (enfático) (tener)

to have

¡vaya modales que se gasta!

that's a fine way to behave, isn't it?

se gasta un genio de mil demonios

he has a hell of a temper inf

¡qué pinta de hippy se gasta!

he looks like a real hippy!

con la puntería que se gasta, no puede fallar

she's such a good shot, she won't miss

5. gastarse RioPl inf (desperdiciar esfuerzos):

gastarse

to waste one's breath

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

gastarle o hacerle inocentadas a alg.

to play practical jokes on sb

Translations for gastarle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to play a practical joke on sb

hacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien

to play a prank on sb

gastarle una broma a alguien

booby-trap person

gastarle una broma a

to pull a stunt on sb inf

hacerle or gastarle una broma a alguien

wear down

gastarse

to splash out on sth

gastar(se) un dineral en algo inf

splash out (buying a treat)

gastarse

wear out shoes/towel/batteries:

gastarse

run through (use up)

gastarse

gastarle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gastarle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.gastar [gas·ˈtar] VB trans

1. gastar (dinero):

gastar

to spend

2. gastar:

gastar (vestido, zapato, neumático)

to wear out

gastar (talón, suelo)

to wear down

3. gastar (tiempo):

gastar

to spend

4. gastar (electricidad):

gastar

to use

5. gastar (consumir, usar):

gastar

use

¿qué talla [o número] gastas?

what size are you?

6. gastar (tener):

gastar mal/buen humor

to be bad/good-humored

7. gastar (poseer):

gastar

to have

II.gastar [gas·ˈtar] VB refl gastarse

1. gastar (dinero):

gastar

to spend

2. gastar (vestido):

gastar

to wear out

3. gastar (consumirse):

gastar

to run out

Translations for gastarle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

wear out

gastarse

run down battery

gastarse

to anticipate one's inheritance

gastarse de antemano la herencia

die battery

gastarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Spanish

Los otros, que estaban como unas cubas también, pero no tanto como para no poder inventar una rubiera, decidieron gastarle una broma al amigo dormido.

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