atascar

v.

1 to block (up).

Las hojas atascaron las canaletas The leaves blocked the gutters.

2 to clog, to jam, to block, to obstruct.

Las hojas atascan la canaleta The leaves clog the roof gutter.

3 to stall, to get stuck, to bog, to bog down.

El barro atascó a los buses The mud stalled=bogged the buses.

Su intransigencia atascó la situación His stubbornness complicated matters.

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atascar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (bloquear) to block up, clog

2 figurado (obstaculizar) to hamper, hinder, obstruct

► verbo pronominal atascarse

1 (bloquearse) to get blocked, get blocked up, get clogged

■ la tubería se atascó con la porquería the pipe got blocked up with dirt

2 (mecanismo) to jam, get jammed, get stuck

3 figurado (estancarse) to get tangled up, get bogged down

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1.

VT [+ agujero etc] to plug, bung up; [+ cañería] to clog up; [+ fuga] to stop; [+ proceso] to hinder

2.

See:

atascarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <cañería> to block

2) (Méx) <motor> to stall

2.

atascarse v pron

1)

a) cañería/fregadero to block, get blocked

b) tráfico to get snarled up

nos atascamos a la entrada de la ciudad — we got stuck in a traffic jam coming into the city

c) (fam) persona (al hablar) to dry up; (en examen) to get stuck

estamos atascados con esto — we're bogged down o stuck on this point

2)

a) mecanismo to jam, seize up

la cerradura está atascada — the lock's jammed

b) (Méx) motor to stall

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= jam, bog down, snarl up.

Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

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* atascarse = be hung up on.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1) <cañería> to block

2) (Méx) <motor> to stall

2.

atascarse v pron

1)

a) cañería/fregadero to block, get blocked

b) tráfico to get snarled up

nos atascamos a la entrada de la ciudad — we got stuck in a traffic jam coming into the city

c) (fam) persona (al hablar) to dry up; (en examen) to get stuck

estamos atascados con esto — we're bogged down o stuck on this point

2)

a) mecanismo to jam, seize up

la cerradura está atascada — the lock's jammed

b) (Méx) motor to stall

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= jam, bog down, snarl up.

Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.

Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.

Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.

* atascarse = be hung up on.

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atascar [A2 ]

vt

A ‹cañería› to block

B (Méx) ‹motor› to stall

■ atascarse

v pron

A

1 «cañería/fregadero» to block, get blocked

2 «tráfico» to get snarled up

nos atascamos a la entrada de la ciudad we got stuck in a traffic jam coming into the city

3 (fam); «persona» (al hablar) to dry up; (en un examen) to get stuck

estamos atascados con esto we're bogged down o stuck on this point

B

1 «mecanismo» to jam, seize up

la cerradura está atascada the lock's jammed

2 (Méx) «motor» to stall

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atascar (conjugate atascar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹cañería› to block

b) (Méx) ‹motor› to stall

atascarse verbo pronominal
1

a) [cañería/fregadero] to block, get blocked

b) [tráfico] to get snarled up

2

a) [mecanismo] to jam, seize up

b) (Méx) [motor] to stall

atascar vtr (obstruir) to block, obstruct
'atascar' also found in these entries:
English:
bung up
- clog
- clog up
- jam
- obstruct
- snarl up
- block
- snarl
- stall

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atascar

♦ vt

to block (up)

♦ See also the pronominal verb atascarse

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atascar

v/t block

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atascar {72} vt

1) atorar: to block, to clog, to stop up

2) : to hinder

♦ See also the reflexive verb atascarse

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atascar vb (obstruir) to block

hay algo que atasca la alcantarilla there's something blocking the drain