regar

v.

1 to water (con agua) (planta, campo).

regaron la comida con un buen vino tinto they washed down the meal with a good red wine

María riega las plantas a diario Mary waters the plants daily.

2 to flow through.

el río que riega la región the river which flows through the region

3 to supply with blood.

esta arteria riega de sangre los pulmones this artery supplies blood to the lungs

4 to sprinkle, to scatter.

Lisa regó los botones Lisa scattered the buttons.

5 to ruin, to screw, to blow.

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REGAR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ie in stressed syllables; g changes to gu before e)

Present Indicative

riego, riegas, riega, regamos, regáis, riegan.

Past Indicative

regué, regaste, regó, regamos, regasteis, regaron.

Present Subjunctive

riegue, riegues, riegue, reguemos, reguéis, rieguen.

Imperative

riega (tú), riegue (él/Vd.), reguemos (nos.), regad (vos.), rieguen (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to water

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1. VT

1) [+ planta, parterre] to water; [+ campo, terreno] to irrigate; [+ calle] to hose down

regó la carta con lágrimas — liter she cried all over the letter

2) (Culin)

regaron la cena con Rioja — they washed the meal down with some Rioja

durante la cocción se riega la carne con su jugo — whilst it is cooking, baste the meat in its own juice

3) (Geog) [río] to water; [mar] to wash

una costa regada por un mar tranquilo — a coast washed by a calm sea

4) [+ herida] to wash, bathe (con, de with)

5) (=esparcir) to sprinkle, scatter

iba regando monedas — he was dropping money all over the place

6) And, CAm * (=derramar) to spill; (=derribar) to knock over, knock down

7) Caribe (=pegar) to hit

2. VI

1) Caribe * (=bromear) to joke

está regando — she's having us on *

2) Caribe (=actuar sin pensar) to act rashly

3)

regarla — Méx ** (=fracasar) to screw it up **, make a mess of it

3.

See:

regarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <planta/jardín> to water; <tierra/campo> to irrigate; <calle> to hose down

b) río to water

2)

a) (esparcir) <azúcar/café> to spill; <objetos> to scatter

regaron los juguetes por todas partes — they scattered the toys everywhere

regarla — (Chi, Méx fam) to blow it (colloq)

b) (AmC, Ven) <noticia/versión> to spread

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= water.

Ex. Watering the fern is best done by plunging the entire plant into a large container of room-temperature water.

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* boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.

* prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.

* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.

* regado por aspersión = sprinkling.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) <planta/jardín> to water; <tierra/campo> to irrigate; <calle> to hose down

b) río to water

2)

a) (esparcir) <azúcar/café> to spill; <objetos> to scatter

regaron los juguetes por todas partes — they scattered the toys everywhere

regarla — (Chi, Méx fam) to blow it (colloq)

b) (AmC, Ven) <noticia/versión> to spread

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= water.

Ex: Watering the fern is best done by plunging the entire plant into a large container of room-temperature water.

* boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.

* prohibición de regar el jardín = hosepipe ban.

* regado con demasiada frecuencia = heavily watered.

* regado por aspersión = sprinkling.

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regar [A7 ]

vt

A

1 ‹planta/jardín› to water; ‹tierra/campo› to irrigate; ‹calle› to hose down

una excelente comida regada con un buen vino an excellent meal washed down with a good wine

2 «río» to water; «mar» to wash

B

1 (derramar) ‹líquido› to spill

2 (esparcir) ‹azúcar/café› to spill; ‹objetos› to scatter

los niños regaron los juguetes por todas partes the children scattered the toys everywhere

regarla (Chi, Méx fam); to blow it (colloq)

3 (AmC, Ven) ‹noticia/versión› to spread

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regar (conjugate regar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹planta/jardín› to water;

‹tierra/campo› to irrigate;
‹calle› to hose down

b) [río] to water

c) (AmC, Ven) ‹noticia/versión› to spread

regar verbo transitivo
1 (una planta) to water
2 (un terreno) to irrigate
3 (un río) to water
4 (una calle, un suelo, etc) to hose down
5 (con objetos) to scatter
6 fig (una comida) regamos el asado con un crianza estupendo, we had an excellent mature wine to go with the roast
'regar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manga
- manguera
- riega
English:
garden
- hose
- irrigate
- plant
- water
- need
- shower

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regar vt

1. [con agua] [planta, campo] to water;

[calle] to hose down;

regaron la comida con un buen vino tinto they washed down the meal with a good red wine

2. [sujeto: río] to flow through;

el río que riega la región the river which flows through the region

3. [sujeto: vasos sanguíneos] to supply with blood;

esta arteria riega de sangre los pulmones this artery supplies blood to the lungs

4. [desparramar] to sprinkle, to scatter;

regaron el suelo de papeles they scattered papers all over the floor

5. Méx Fam

regarla [meter la pata] to put one's foot in it

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regar

v/t plantas water; AGR irrigate; fig (inundar) flood;

regarla Méx fam put one’s foot in it

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regar {49} vt

1) : to irrigate

2) : to water

3) : to wash, to hose down

4) : to spill, to scatter

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regar vb (planta, jardín) to water

no te olvides de regar la planta cada dos días don't forget to water the plant every other day