clavarse

clavarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to stick

■ se clavó un cuchillo en el pie she stuck a knife in her foot

■ me clavé una astilla en el dedo I got a splinter in my finger

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VPR

1) [espina, astilla]

se me ha clavado una astilla en la mano — I've got a splinter in my hand

se me clavó una raspa en la garganta — a fishbone got stuck in my throat

2) [reflexivo]

se clavó la espada — he stabbed himself with his sword

3) CAm, Méx (Dep) to dive

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■clavarse verbo reflexivo clavarse un alfiler, to stick a pin into oneself
'clavarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavar
English:
dig
- stick

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vpr

1. [hincarse]

me clavé una astilla en el pie I got a splinter in my foot;

me clavé una chincheta en el dedo I got a Br drawing pin o US thumbtack in my finger;

se clavó con un alfiler he stuck a pin into himself

2. Méx Fam [dedicarse intensamente]

clavarse a estudiar to study hard

3. Méx Fam

clavarse de alguien [enamorarse] to fall head over heels in love with sb

4. RP Fam [estar confinado]

clavarse en casa to be stuck at home

5. RP Fam [decepcionarse]

anoche nos clavamos con esa película that movie we saw last night was a dead loss o a real turkey

6. RP muy Fam [hacer el amor]

clavarse a alguien to do it with sb, Br to have it off with sb

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clavarse

v/r

:

clavarse un cuchillo en la mano stick a knife into one’s hand

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vr

: to stick oneself (with a sharp object)

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clavarse vb to stick [pt. & pp. stuck] / to prick

se clavó la aguja en el dedo she pricked her finger on the needle

me he clavado una espina en el pie I've got a thorn in my foot