- averiarse
- pron.v.to make average, to sustain damage, to be damaged.* * *averiarse► verbo pronominal1 (productos) to get damaged2 TÉCNICA to malfunction, go wrong3 AUTOMÓVIL to break down* * *1) to break down2) get damaged* * *VPR1) (Mec) to have a breakdown; (=estropearse) to get damaged
debe de haberse averiado — [coche] it must have broken down; [ascensor] it must be out of order
se averió el arranque — the starter failed, the starter went wrong
2) Méx (=perder la virginidad) to lose one's virginity* * *verbo pronominal to break down* * *= conk out.Ex. The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.* * *verbo pronominal to break down* * *= conk out.Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
* * *averiarse [A17 ]v pronto break down* * *
averiarse (conjugate averiarse) verbo pronominal
to break down
■averiarse verbo reflexivo to break down
'averiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estropear
English:
break
- break down
- wrong
* * *vpr[máquina, vehículo] to break down;se ha averiado la radio the radio isn't working* * *averiarsev/r break down* * *vr: to break down* * *averiarse vb to break down [pt. broke; pp. broken]se ha averiado el coche the car's broken down
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.