aguar

v.

1 to water down (mezclar con agua).

aguar el vino to water the wine

El hombre aguó la leche The man watered down=diluted the milk.

2 to spoil, to ruin.

la noticia nos aguó la fiesta the news spoiled our enjoyment

3 to louse up, to kill, to spoil.

Su grosería aguó la fiesta His rudeness loused up the party.

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aguar

Conjugation model [AVERIGUAR], like {{link=averiguar}}averiguar

► verbo transitivo

1 to water down, add water to

► verbo pronominal aguarse

1 to become flooded

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FRASEOLOGÍA

aguar la fiesta a alguien to spoil somebody's fun

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VT

1) [+ vino] to water, water down

2) (fig) (=estropear) to spoil, mar

aguar la fiesta a algn — to spoil sb's fun

3) CAm, Cono Sur [+ ganado] to water

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <leche/vino> to water down

b) (fam) (estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

2.

aguarse v pron (fam) to be spoiled

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <leche/vino> to water down

b) (fam) (estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

2.

aguarse v pron (fam) to be spoiled

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aguar [A16 ]

vt

1 ‹leche/vino› to water down

2 (fam) (estropear) to put a damper on (colloq), to spoil

■ aguarse

v pron

(fam); to be spoiled

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aguar (conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

b) (fam) (estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
'aguar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiesta
English:
damp
- dampen
- damper
- water
- water down
- spoil

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aguar

♦ vt

1. [mezclar con agua] to water down;

aguar el vino to water the wine down

2. [estropear] to spoil, to ruin;

la noticia nos aguó la fiesta the news spoiled our enjoyment

3. Andes, CAm [abrevar] to water

♦ See also the pronominal verb aguarse

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aguar

v/t spoil;

aguar la fiesta spoil the fun

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aguar {10} vt

1) : to water down, to dilute

2)

aguar la fiesta fam : to spoil the party