- copar
- v.1 to monopolize.2 to corner, to surround, to blockade.3 to cram, to fill up, to stuff.* * *copar► verbo transitivo1 (acaparar) to win, take■ el equipo sueco copó el primer puesto the Swedish team took the first place■ los mejores asientos están copados the best seats are taken2 (llenar) to fill3 (en juegos de azar) to go banco4 figurado (en una elección) to win all the seats5 MILITAR to capture, take* * *VT1) (Mil) to surround, cut off2) (Econ) to corner
copar el mercado — to corner the market
3) (Pol)han copado todos los escaños — they've made a clean sweep of all the seats
4) (Naipes) (tb: copar la banca) to win, win all the tricks5) Méx (=monopolizar) to monopolize* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (acaparar) to taketodo los puestos están ya copados — all the jobs are already taken
b) (llenar, colmar) to fillla capacidad del aeropuerto se verá pronto copada — the airport will soon reach full capacity
tiene todo su tiempo copado — she has all her time taken up
2) (Jueg)copar la banca — to go banco
* * *= overtax.Ex. Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) (acaparar) to taketodo los puestos están ya copados — all the jobs are already taken
b) (llenar, colmar) to fillla capacidad del aeropuerto se verá pronto copada — the airport will soon reach full capacity
tiene todo su tiempo copado — she has all her time taken up
2) (Jueg)copar la banca — to go banco
* * *= overtax.Ex: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.
* * *copar [A1 ]vtA1 (acaparar) to takelos mejores puestos de trabajo están ya copados the best jobs are already takenviene copando todos los premios she is winning all the prizes, she's sweeping the board (colloq)2 (llenar, colmar) to fillla muchedumbre copó el estadio the crowd filled o packed the stadiumla capacidad del aeropuerto se verá copada en el año 2015 the airport will have reached full capacity by the year 2015tiene todo su tiempo copado she has all her time taken upB (Mil) to takeC (Jueg):copar la banca to go bancoD (fam)1(RPl) (encantar): ¿esta música no te copa? don't you think this music's fantastic? (colloq)Roberto la tiene copada she's crazy o mad about Roberto (colloq)2 (Chi) (hartar) to get sick o tired of■ coparsev pron(RPl fam) coparse CON algo; to be wild o crazy ABOUT sth (colloq)* * *copar♦ vt1. [ocupar] to fill;los amigos del presidente han copado todos los puestos all the positions have been filled by the president's friends;las mejores horas están ya copadas the best times are already taken;los corredores keniatas coparon el podio the Kenyan runners took all three medals2. [atención, interés] to capture;la visita papal copó la atención de la prensa the papers were full of the Pope's visit3.copar la banca [en juegos] to break the bank4. RP Fam [encantar]le copa el chocolate/bailar she loves o adores chocolate/dancing;le copa Mario she's crazy o mad about Mario;esa película me copó I thought that movie was brilliant, I just loved that movie♦ See also the pronominal verb coparse* * *coparv/t1 MIL take2:copar el mercado corner the market* * *copar vt1) : to takeya está copado el puesto: the job is already taken2) : to fill, to crowd
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.