v prnl
1. (vt) to stick - pegó las fotos en el álbum: she stuck the photos into the album lo pegué con cinta adhesiva: I stuck it down with Sellotape® ¿ Scotch Tape® adherir: gen
2. (vt) to stick, to glue /p(/cUS/fc)/fp : con pegamento
3. (vt) to put up - están pegando carteles para la campaña electoral: they're putting up posters for the election campaign : un cartel
4. (vt) to sew on - no sabe ni pegar un botón: she can't even sew a button on coser
5. (vt) - pega la mesa a la pared: put the table up against the wall colocar junto
6. (vt) to give - me has pegado el constipado: you've given me your cold contagiar: una enfermedad
7. (vt) - tu padre te ha pegado esa mala costumbre: you've got that bad habit from your father : una costumbre, una actitud
8. (vt) - me pegó una bofetada: she gave me a slap le pegaron una paliza: they beat him up ¡menudo susto me has pegado!: you gave me a real fright! pegó un grito: he shouted le pegaron un tiro en la pierna: they shot him in the leg le pegó fuego a la casa: he set fire to the house, he set the house on fire dar
9. (vt) to paste
1. (vi) to stick - este pegamento no pega muy bien: this glue does not stick very well adherir
2. (vi) to go (well) - esos dos colores no pegan: those two colours don't go (well) together esta blusa no pega con esa falda: this blouse doesn't go with that skirt quedar bien
3. (vi) - mi casa está pegando al parque: my house is right next to the park indicando proximidad
4. (vi) - no le pegues: don't hit her no soy partidario de pegarles a los niños: I don't believe in spanking children pegar fuerte: el sol pega muy fuerte al mediodía: the sun really beats down at midday ese grupo está pegando fuerte: that band is becoming really popular golpear
1. to stick, to become stuck adherirse: gen
2. to stick - remuévelo para que no se pegue: stir it so it doesn't stick se me han pegado las lentejas: the lentils have stuck to the bottom of the pan : comida
3. - se nos pegó y tuvimos que aguantarlo toda la noche: he latched on to us and we had to put up with him all evening a una persona
4. - se le ha pegado el acento andaluz: he's picked up an Andalusian accent se me ha pegado la musiquilla del anuncio: that jingle has stuck in my head contagiarse
5. - se pegó un tiro: he shot himself ¡qué susto me pegué!: I got such a fright! darse
6. - me voy a pegar una zambullida antes de comer: I'm going to have a dip before we eat pegarse
7. - se pegó contra una farola: she bumped into a street lamp iba sin mirar y me pegué con la viga: I wasn't looking where I was going and hit my head on the beam darse un golpe
8. to fight, to hit each other pelearse
9. - se la pegó con la moto: he had an accident on his motorbike darse un golpe
10. - se la pega a su mujer: he cheats on his wife te la han pegado: you've been cheated conned : engañar