taponar

v.

1 to put the top on (cerrar) (botella).

2 to tampon (medicine).

3 to plug up, to block up, to cork, to plug.

Los cabellos taponaron la tubería The hairs plugged up the pipes.

Ella tapona la botella de vino She corks the wine bottle.

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taponar

► verbo transitivo

1 (orificio etc) to plug, stop

2 (atascar) to block

3 (poner el tapón) to put the plug in

4 MEDICINA to tampon, plug

► verbo pronominal taponarse

1 (atascarse) to get clogged, get blocked

2 (los oídos) to get blocked up

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1.

VT [+ tubería, puerta, carretera] to block; [+ agujero] to plug, block; (Dep) to block, stop; (Med) to tampon

2.

See:

taponarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <agujero> to block

b) <herida> to plug

2.

taponarse v pron

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get blocked

se me taponó la nariz — my nose got blocked

b) cañería to get blocked

c) (Col, RPl) ciudad/zona to block

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= bung.

Ex. As soon as it is burnt out, fill up the cask with wine, and bung it up tight.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <agujero> to block

b) <herida> to plug

2.

taponarse v pron

a) oídos/nariz (+ me/te/le etc) to get blocked

se me taponó la nariz — my nose got blocked

b) cañería to get blocked

c) (Col, RPl) ciudad/zona to block

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= bung.

Ex: As soon as it is burnt out, fill up the cask with wine, and bung it up tight.

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taponar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹agujero› to block

2 ‹herida› to plug

■ taponarse

v pron

1 «oídos/nariz» (+ me/te/le etc) to get blocked

se me taponaron los oídos my ears got blocked

tiene la nariz taponada she has a blocked o blocked-up nose

2 «cañería» to get blocked

3 (RPl) «ciudad/zona» to block

el centro está taponado the city center is completely blocked o jammed o (colloq) chock-a-block with cars

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taponar (conjugate taponar) verbo transitivo ‹agujero› to block
taponarse verbo pronominal

a) [oídos/nariz] to get blocked

b) [cañería] to get blocked

c) (Col, RPl) [ciudad/zona] to block

taponar verbo transitivo
1 (un orificio, una salida) to plug, block
2 Med (una hemorragia) to stop

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taponar

♦ vt

1. [cerrar] [botella] to put the top on;

[lavadero] to put the plug in; [agujero] to stop up, to plug; [nariz, oídos, salida, tubería] to block

2. [herida] to staunch

♦ See also the pronominal verb taponarse

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taponar

v/t

1 orificio block

2 herida swab