pego

pego

FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el pego familiar to look like the real thing

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masculino (Esp fam)

no es de oro pero da el pego — it isn't gold but it fools most people

¿qué? ¿doy el pego? — well, do I pass inspection?

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masculino (Esp fam)

no es de oro pero da el pego — it isn't gold but it fools most people

¿qué? ¿doy el pego? — well, do I pass inspection?

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pego

masculine

(Esp fam)

no es de oro pero da el pego it could pass for gold, it isn't gold but it fools most people

¿qué? ¿doy el pego? well, how do I look?, well, do I pass inspection?

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Del verbo pegar: (conjugate pegar)

pego es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

pegó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pegar    
pego    
pegó
pegar (conjugate pegar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹bofetada/patada› to give;

◊ le pegó una paliza terrible he gave him a terrible beating;

le pegoon un tiro they shot her

b) ‹grito/chillido› to let out;

◊ pego un salto de alegría to jump for joy;

pegole un susto a algn to give sb a fright
2

a) (adherir) to stick;

(con cola) to glue, stick

b) (coser) ‹mangas/botones› to sew on

c) (arrimar) to move … closer

3 (fam) (contagiar) ‹enfermedad› to give;

◊ me pegó la gripe he gave me the flu

verbo intransitivo
1

a) (golpear): pegole a algn to hit sb;

(a un niño, como castigo) to smack sb;

◊ le pega a su mujer he beats his wife;

la pelota pegó en el poste the ball hit the goalpost

b) (fam) (hacerse popular) [producto/moda] to take off;

[artista] to be very popular
2

a) (adherir) to stick

b) (armonizar) to go together;

pego CON algo to go with sth;

◊ no pega con el vestido it doesn't go (very well) with the dress

pegarse verbo pronominal
1

a) (golpearse):

◊ me pegué con la mesa I knocked o hit myself on the table;

me pegué en la cabeza I banged o knocked my head

b) (recípr) (darse golpes) to hit each other

2 ‹susto› to get;

◊ pegose un tiro to shoot oneself

3 (contagiarse) [enfermedad] to be infectious;

◊ eso se pega you can easily catch it;

se te va a pego mi catarro you'll catch my cold;
se le ha pegado el acento mexicano he's picked up a Mexican accent
pegar
I verbo transitivo
1 (adherir) to stick
(con pegamento) to glue
2 (coser) to sew on
3 (arrimar) lean against: es mejor que pegues la cuna a la pared, you'd better put the cradle against the wall
4 (un susto, una enfermedad) to give
5 (realizar una acción) pegó fuego a la casa, he set the house on fire
pegó saltos de alegría, he jumped for joy
6 (maltratar) to hit: no pegues al niño, don't hit the child
II verbo intransitivo
1 (combinar) to match: ese jersey no pega con esos pantalones, that sweater doesn't go with those trousers
(estar próximo a) to be next to: su casa está pegada al cine, his house is next to the cinema
2 (sol) to beat down
♦ Locuciones: no pegar ojo, not to sleep a wink
pego sustantivo masculino
♦ Locuciones: dar el pego, to fool sb: iba tan bien disfrazado que daba el pego perfectamente, he was so well disguised that he passed off perfectly
'pego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocinazo
- pegar
- brinco
- entender
- hostia
- patinazo
- puñetazo
English:
belt
- bothered
- but
- rap

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pego nm

Comp

Esp Fam

dar el pego to look like the real thing;

no es piel auténtica pero da el pego it's not real fur but it looks just like it o just like the real thing

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pego

m fam

:

dar el pego look the part, look real