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agarrar (conjugate agarrar) verbo transitivo 1 (sujetar) to grab, get hold of;◊ me agarró del brazo (para apoyar) she took hold of my arm;(con violencia, rapidez) she grabbed me by the arm 2 (esp AmL) ‹objeto› (tomar) to take; (atajar) to catch;◊ agarra un papel y toma nota get a piece of paper and take this down3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch;◊ si lo agarro, lo mato if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him4 (esp AmL) (adquirir) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch; ‹costumbre/vicio› to pick up; ‹ritmo› to get into; ‹velocidad› to gather, pick up;◊ agarrarle cariño a algn to grow fond of sb;le agarró asco he got sick of it; le he agarrado odio I've come to hate him 5 (AmL) (entender) ‹indirecta/chiste› to get verbo intransitivo 1 (asir, sujetar):◊ toma, agarra here, hold this;agarra por ahí take hold of that part 2 [planta/injerto] to take; [tornillo] to grip, catch; [ruedas] to grip; [tinte] to take agarrarse verbo pronominal 1 (asirse) to hold on; agárrate bien or fuerte hold on tight; agarrarse a or de algo to hold on to sth;◊ iban agarrados del brazo they were walking along arm in arm2 ‹dedo/manga› to catch;◊ me agarré el dedo en el cajón I caught my finger in the drawer3 (esp AmL) ‹resfriado/pulmonía› to catch;◊ agarrarse una borrachera to get drunk;agarrarse un disgusto/una rabieta to get upset/into a temper 4 (AmL fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight;◊ se agarraron a patadas they started kicking each other;agarrarse con algn to have a set-to with sb (colloq)
agarrar verbo transitivo
1 (sujetar con fuerza) to grasp, seize: lo tienes bien agarrado, you are holding it tightly
2 LAm (coger) to take
3 fam (pillar a alguien, un resfriado) to catch
agarrar(se) una borrachera, to get drunk o fam pissed 'agarrar' also found in these entries: Spanish: coger - melopea - sujetar - tomar - turca - alcanzar - atajar - cuete - fuerte - hueveo - insolación - jalar - mano - mona English: blind - catch - clasp - clutch - collar - grab - grasp - grip - hold - seize - take - act - bust - clench - get - knack - latch - nab - nail - pick - red - rope - surprise - unawares - up
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.