- pegarse
- pegarse► verbo pronominal1 (quemarse) to stick■ se me ha vuelto a pegar el arroz the rice has stuck again2 (persona) to latch onto■ a mí siempre se me pegan los chiflados I always seem to attract loonies■ se me pegó un tío en el pub y no hubo forma de deshacerme de él a bloke latched onto me in the pub and I couldn't get rid of him* * *to be contagious* * *VPR1) (=adherirse) to stick
vigila o se pegará el arroz — be careful or the rice will stick
2) (=pelearse) to hit each other, fight3)pegarse a algn — (=arrimarse) to stay close to sb; (Dep) to stick close to sb
pégate al grupo y no te perderás — stay close to the group and you won't get lost
el niño se pegó a su madre — the boy clung to his mother
si vamos a algún sitio siempre se nos pega — if we go anywhere he always latches on to us
pegarse a una reunión — to gatecrash a meeting *
4) * (=contagiarse) (lit) to be catching; (fig) to be infectious, be catchytodo se pega (menos la hermosura) — everything's catching (except good looks)
se te ha pegado el acento andaluz — you've picked up an Andalusian accent
5) * (=darse)pegarse un tiro — to shoot o.s.
¡es para pegarse un tiro! — it's enough to make you scream!
pegarse un golpe — to hit o.s.
me pegué un golpe en la cabeza — I hit my head
se pega una vida padre — he lives the life of Riley
* * *(v.) = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off onEx. However, in practice the task of removing material proved more difficult than expected, since books stuck together and there was little room for staff to work.Ex. The article 'bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex. The article 'Bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex. If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.* * *(v.) = stick together, bricking, blocking, rub off onEx: However, in practice the task of removing material proved more difficult than expected, since books stuck together and there was little room for staff to work.
Ex: The article 'bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex: The article 'Bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together.Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.* * *
■pegarse verbo reflexivo
1 (adherirse) to stick
2 (una persona a otra) to latch on to somebody
3 (comida) to get burnt
4 (pelearse) to fight
5 (una enfermedad, una manía) to catch: se le ha pegado el acento del sur, he has picked up the southern accent
6 (realizar una acción) pegarse un tiro, to shoot oneself
♦ Locuciones: pegársele las sábanas a alguien, to oversleep
pegársela/pegársela a alguien: no dejes que te la pegue otra vez, don't let him get one over you again
'pegarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
padre
- adherir
- asoleada
- borrachera
- carrera
- dar
- pegar
- pelear
- quemada
- torta
English:
adhere
- cling
- stick
- shoot
* * *vpr1. [adherirse] to stick;Figse pega a la televisión y no hace otra cosa he just sits in front of the television all day and never moves2. [guiso, comida] to stick;se me ha pegado el arroz the rice has stuck (to the pan)3. [pelearse, agredirse] to fight, to hit one another4. [golpearse]pegarse (un golpe) con o [m5]contra algo to bump into sth;me he pegado con el pico de la mesa I bumped into the corner of the table;me pegué (un golpe) en la pierna/la cabeza I hit o bumped my leg/head;Esp Famperdimos el control del coche y nos la pegamos contra un árbol we lost control of the car and smashed into a tree5. [contagiarse] [enfermedad] to be passed on;[canción] to be catchy;no te me acerques, que se te pegará el resfriado don't come near me, you don't want to catch my cold off me;se me pegó su acento I picked up his accent;se le ha pegado el sentido del humor británico the British sense of humour has rubbed off on her6. Fig [engancharse]pegarse a alguien to stick to sb;se nos pegó y no hubo forma de librarse de él he attached himself to us and we couldn't get rid of him7. [darse] [baño, desayuno] to have;no me importaría pegarme unas buenas vacaciones I wouldn't mind (having) a good holiday;nos pegamos un viaje de diez horas we had a ten-hour journey;me pegué un buen susto I got a real fright;¡vaya siesta te has pegado! that was certainly a long siesta you had there!;pegarse un tiro to shoot oneself;Figcomo la elijan a ella, me pego un tiro if they choose her, I'll kill myself;Perú Fampegarse una muñequeada to get the fright of one's life8. Esp Fam [pasarse] to spend;se pega todo el rato protestando she spends all her time complaining;se pegó el fin de semana en la cama he spent the weekend in bed9. Esp Fam[cónyuge] to cheat on sb; Esp Fampegársela a alguien [engañar] to have sb on;se la pega a su marido con el vecino she's cheating on her husband with the man next door* * *pegarsev/r1 resfriado catch2 acento pick up3 susto give o.s.;pegarse un golpe/un tiro hit/shoot o.s.4:pegarse a alguien fig stick to s.o.;pegársela a alguien fam con s.o. fam* * *vr1) golpearse: to hit oneself, to hit each other2) : to stick, to take hold3) : to be contagious4) fam : to tag along, to stick around* * *pegarse vb1. (adherirse) to stick [pt. & pp. stuck]el arroz se ha pegado the rice has stuck2. (pelearse) to fight [pt. & pp. fought]los niños se estaban pegando the boys were fighting3. (chocar) to bumpse la pegó contra la pared he bumped into the wallpegarse un susto to get a frightpegarse un tiro to shoot yourself [pt. & pp. shot]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.