atarugar

v.

1 to fasten or secure with wedges.

2 to plug, to bung; to cram. (Mecahnic)

3 to silence and confound a person. (Metaphorical)

4 to swallow the wrong way, choke.

5 (fig.) To get confused, be in a daze.

6 to stuff oneself, to overeat.

Ella atarugó su maleta con recuerdos She stuffed her suitcase with souvenirs

7 to peg, to pin.

El carpintero ataruga las tablas The carpenter pegs the boards.

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atarugar

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (atestar) to stuff, pack, cram

2 figurado (hacer callar) to shut up

► verbo pronominal atarugarse

1 (avergonzarse) to feel confused, feel embarrassed; (cortarse) to stop short, become tongue-tied

2 (atragantarse) to choke

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1. VT

1) (=llenar) to stuff, cram

2) (=asegurar) to fasten

3) [+ agujero] to plug, stop, bung up

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atarugar a algn — (=hacer callar) to shut sb up

2.

See:

atarugarse