- atrancar
- v.1 to bar.Ricardo atrancó la puerta Richard barred the door.2 to block.3 to bog down.El lodo atrancó al vehículo The mud bogged down the vehicle.4 to confine.* * *atrancar► verbo transitivo1 (puerta) to bar, bolt2 (obstruir) to obstruct, block up► verbo pronominal atrancarse1 (atascarse) to get stuck2 (al leer) to stumble over one's words* * *verbto bar, block* * *1. VT1) [+ puerta] to bar, bolt; [+ cañería] to clog, block up; [+ escotillas] to batten down2) Cono Sur (=estreñir) to constipate2.VI [al andar] to stride along, take big steps; [al leer] to skim3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo <cañería> to block (up); <puerta/ventana> to bar2.atrancarse v prona) cañería to get blockedb) (fam) persona (en tarea) to get stuck* * *= jam.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.----* atrancarse = stumble, get + stuck.* estar atrancado = be stuck.* * *1.verbo transitivo <cañería> to block (up); <puerta/ventana> to bar2.atrancarse v prona) cañería to get blockedb) (fam) persona (en tarea) to get stuck* * *= jam.
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.
* atrancarse = stumble, get + stuck.* estar atrancado = be stuck.* * *atrancar [A2 ]vt1 ‹cañería› to block (up)2 ‹puerta/ventana› to bar■ atrancarsev pron1 «cañería» to get blocked2 «persona» (en una tarea) to get stuck* * *
atrancar (conjugate atrancar) verbo transitivo ‹cañería› to block (up);
‹puerta/ventana› to bar
atrancarse verbo pronominala) [cañería] to get blockedb) (fam) [persona] (en tarea) to get stuck
atrancar verbo transitivo to bolt down, secure: atranca bien las contraventanas, que hay viento, it's windy - close up the shutters!
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English:
bar
* * *atrancar♦ vt1. [cerrar] to bar2. [obstruir] to block♦ See also the pronominal verb atrancarse* * *atrancarv/t puerta barricade* * *atrancar {72} vt: to block, to bar♦ See also the reflexive verb atrancarse
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.