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pegar.

to stick

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/peˈɡaɾ/[peˈɣ̞aɾ]
  1. to stick

    intransitive
    No pega a la pared
  2. to match; to fit; to go with

    intransitive
    La mesa no pega con la silla.
  3. to be strong or bright (said of the sun or light)

    intransitive
    Hoy pega mucho el sol.
  4. to paste

    transitive
    copia y pega
  5. to glue

    transitive
    Pégalo con el pegamento
  6. to hit; strike

    transitive
    pega el balón
  7. to give; dish out (a strike)

    transitive
    ¡Te voy a pegar un manotazo!
  8. to infect; pass on; infect (a disease)

    transitive
    Creo que me pegó la sífilis.
  9. to do; take; have (a kind of catch-all verb for various actions)

    informal · transitive
    Voy a pegarme una ducha.
    Aquí falta pegar una buena limpieza.
  10. to flirt, hit on

    colloquial
  11. to be intoxicating (of alcohol)

    Central-America · Mexico · colloquial
    Este tequila te pega mucho.
  12. to stick, to become attached, to adhere

    intransitive · reflexive
  13. to take root

    intransitive · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin picāre (“smear with pitch”), derived from pix (“pitch”). Compare English pitch.

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