agarrar

/aɡaˈraɾ/, [a.ɣ̞aˈraɾ]

grab, seize


Verb agarrar (first-person singular present agarro, first-person singular preterite agarré, past participle agarrado)

  1. to grab or take hold of
  2. (reflexive) to hold on
    Se agarró de mi brazo para no caerse
    She caught hold of my arm so she wouldn't fall

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Examples
  • ¡Vamos a chuparnos unas chelas y agarrar patín!

    Let's suck down some brewskis and have a good time!

  • Le piqué al B para agarrar viada, salté y me caí al hoyo.

    I pressed B to build up speed, I jumped and fell into the pit.

  • Una toma de tierra inadecuada puede hacer que agarrar un micrófono te mate. Bastantes cantantes realmente han muerto así.

    Improper grounding can make a microphone lethal to touch. Several singers have actually died this way.

  • Debes agarrar el toro por los cuernos.

    You have to take the bull by the horns.

  • ¡Te voy a agarrar a madrazos!

    I'll punch your lights out!

  • Tengo que ordenar mis ideas antes de agarrar el lápiz.

    I must put my ideas together before I take up a pen.


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