- chapar
- v.1 to plate (recubrir) (con metal).2 to shut, to close (informal) (cerrar). (peninsular Spanish)* * *chapar► verbo transitivo1 (metal) to plate2 (madera) to veneer, finish3 figurado (encajar) to come out with4 familiar figurado (estudiar) to study* * *1. VT1) (=cubrir) [+ metal] to plate; [+ muebles] to veneer, finish; [+ pared] to tile2) [+ frase, observación] to come out with
le chapó un "no" como una casa — he gave him a flat "no"
3) ** (=cerrar) [+ local, negocio] to shut, close4) Perú (=asir) to seize; (=atrapar) to catch; (=espiar) to spy on2. VI1) ** (=estudiar) to swot *, cram *2) ** (=dormir) to kip *, sleep* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <mueble> to veneer; <reloj/pulsera> to plate2) (Per fam) (agarrar, sorprender) to catch2.chapar vi (Esp arg) (estudiar) to cram* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <mueble> to veneer; <reloj/pulsera> to plate2) (Per fam) (agarrar, sorprender) to catch2.chapar vi (Esp arg) (estudiar) to cram* * *chapar [A1 ]vtA ‹mueble› to veneer; ‹reloj/pulsera› to plateB (Per fam)1 (agarrar) to catch2 (apresar) ‹ladrón› to catch, to nick (BrE colloq)3 (sorprender, pillar) to catchlo chaparon fumando he was caught smoking■ chaparviA (Esp arg) (estudiar) to cram, to swot (BrE colloq)B (RPl vulg) (manosear) to grope (colloq)* * *
chapar
I vi fam (estudiar mucho) to cram
II verbo transitivo to plate
'chapar' also found in these entries:
English:
plate
- veneer
* * *chapar♦ vt1. [recubrir] [con metal] to plate;[con madera] to veneer2. Esp Fam [cerrar] to shut, to close3. Perú [agarrar] to grab (hold of);chapar a alguien del brazo to grab sb by the arm, to grab sb's arm♦ viEsp Fam1. [cerrar] to shut, to close;¿a qué hora chapa este garito? what time does this joint shut o close?2. [estudiar] to cram, Br to swot;estuvo chapando toda la noche he was up cramming o Br swotting all night* * *chaparv/t1 plate2 con madera veneer3 Arg, Pecatch* * *chapar vt1) : to veneer2) : to plate (metals)
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.