pincharse

pincharse

► verbo pronominal

1 familiar (droga) to shoot up

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to get an injection

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VPR

1) (=clavarse) [en dedo, brazo] to prick o.s.

me he pinchado con una aguja — I've pricked myself with a needle

¿te has pinchado en el pie? — did you get something stuck in your foot?

2) (=reventarse) [globo, pelota] to burst; [neumático, rueda] to puncture

se nos pinchó la rueda — we got a puncture

tener un neumático pinchado — to have a puncture, have a flat tyre

3) (Med) [+ antibiótico, insulina] to inject o.s. with

tengo que pincharme insulina a diario — I have to inject myself with insulin every day

hoy no tengo que ir a pincharme — I don't have to go for an injection today

4) ** (=drogarse) to shoot up *

había un hombre pinchándose en el callejón — there was a man shooting up in the alley *

se pincha heroína — he shoots heroin *

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vpr

1. [punzarse] [persona] to prick oneself;

me pinché intentado coser el botón I pricked myself trying to sew the button on

2. [rueda] to get a puncture;

[globo, balón] to burst;

se nos ha pinchado una rueda we've got a puncture o flat tyre

3. Fam [irritarse] to get annoyed

4.

pincharse (algo) [medicamento] to inject oneself (with sth)

5. Fam

pincharse (algo) [droga] to shoot (sth) up;

su hijo se pincha her son's on drugs

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pincharse

v/r

1 con aguja etc prick o.s.

2 fam (inyectarse) shoot up pop

3

:

se nos pinchó una rueda we got a flat (tire) o Br a puncture

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vr

: to give oneself an injection