enchufar

v.

1 to plug in (aparato).

El adaptador conecta los dos cables The adapter connects both cables.

2 to pull strings for (informal) (colocar en un trabajo).

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enchufar

► verbo transitivo

1 ELECTRICIDAD to connect, plug in

2 (unir) to join, connect, fit

3 familiar figurado to pull strings for

■ no consigo trabajo porque no tengo a nadie que me enchufe I can't get a job because I have nobody to pull strings for me

■ enchufó a su hija en su empresa he got his daughter a job in his company

► verbo pronominal enchufarse

1 familiar figurado to get a job

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1. VT

1) (Elec) to plug in

2) (Téc) [gen] to join, fit together, fit in; [+ dos tubos] to telescope together

3) * [en un trabajo]

la han enchufado para el puesto de secretaria — they have set o lined her up for the secretary's job ( using contacts ), they pulled strings to get her the secretary's job

2.

See:

enchufarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

b) (fam) (encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on

2) (fam) <persona>

me enchufó en la empresa — he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

2.

enchufarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) (adaptarse)

enchufarse en algo — to settle into something

b) (Esp fam) (en puesto)

se ha enchufado en el Ministerio — he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

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= plug in/into, turn on.

Ex. A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex. To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

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* estar enchufado = be on.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) (conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

b) (fam) (encender) <radio/televisión> to switch o turn on

2) (fam) <persona>

me enchufó en la empresa — he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

2.

enchufarse v pron

a) (AmL fam) (adaptarse)

enchufarse en algo — to settle into something

b) (Esp fam) (en puesto)

se ha enchufado en el Ministerio — he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

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= plug in/into, turn on.

Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.

Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.

* estar enchufado = be on.

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enchufar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (conectar mediante enchufe) to plug in

2 (fam) (encender) ‹radio/televisión› to switch o turn o put on

B (fam) ‹persona›

enchufó a su hermano en la empresa he fixed o set his brother up with a job in the company (colloq), he used his influence o he pulled some strings to get his brother a job in the company

no consiguió el puesto por méritos, lo enchufaron he didn't get the job on merit, he pulled some strings (colloq)

■ enchufarse

v pron

A (AmL fam) (adaptarse) to settle in enchufarse EN algo to settle INTO sth

B

(Esp fam) (en puesto): se ha enchufado en el Ministerio he's got a job in the Ministry thanks to his connections

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enchufar (conjugate enchufar) verbo transitivo
1 (fam) ‹radio/televisión› to plug in
2 (fam) ‹persona›:

◊ me enchufó en la empresa he set me up with a job in the company (colloq)

enchufar verbo transitivo
1 Elec (a la red) to plug in
(poner en marcha) to turn on: enchufa el ventilador, turn the fan on
2 (dirigir un chorro de luz) to shine
(de agua) me enchufó con la manguera, he turned the hose on me
3 fam (favorecer) to pull strings for: la enchufó en la fábrica, he pulled strings to get her a job in the factory
'enchufar' also found in these entries:
English:
plug in
- plug

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enchufar

♦ vt

1. [aparato] [conectar] to plug in;

Fam [encender] to turn o put on

2. [acoplar] [a un tubo, boca de riego] to connect

3. Fam [colocar en un trabajo]

su padre lo enchufó en la compañía his father got him a job in the company by pulling strings

4. Fam [dirigir] [manguera, reflector] to point;

no me enchufes la linterna don't shine that Br torch o US flashlight at me

5. RP Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);

me enchufó al bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinema

6. RP Fam [dar, engañar con] to palm off;

le enchufaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him

♦ vi

Informát

enchufar y usar plug and play

♦ See also the pronominal verb enchufarse

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enchufar

v/t EL plug in

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enchufar vt

1) : to plug in

2) : to connect, to fit together

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enchufar vb

1. (conectar) to plug in [pt. & pp. plugged]

¿has enchufado el ordenador? have you plugged the computer in?

2. (colocar a una persona) to get a job for

ha enchufado a su sobrino en la oficina he got his nephew a job in the office