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pegar



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

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Mexican Dialect

pegar

Example Sentences

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.
Él no me va a pegar. 
    He won't beat me.



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