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pegado

a adj

1    (=adherido)     (gen)    stuck  ,   (con pegamento)    glued
me desperté con los ojos pegados      I woke up with my eyes stuck together
¿está bien pegada la foto?      is the photo stuck on properly?
el póster estaba pegado a la pared con chinchetas      the poster was stuck o fixed to the wall with drawing pins
  →   falda     →   1

2    (=junto)
pegado a algo: el estadio está pegado al río      the stadium is right beside the river
íbamos muy pegados al coche de delante      we were right behind the car in front
pon el piano pegado a la pared      put the piano right up o flush against the wall
la lámpara estaba muy pegada al techo      the lamp was almost touching the ceiling
los corredores iban muy pegados unos a otros      the runners were bunched together
se tira las horas pegada al ordenador      she spends hours glued to the computer
se pasan el día pegados a los libros      they spend all day with their noses stuck in books *
está todo el día pegado a su madre      he's a real mother's boy

3    (=quemado)
[arroz, leche]   burnt, burned   (EEUU)
oler a pegado      to smell burnt
MODISMOS quedarse pegado      *   to get an electric shock, get fried   (EEUU)   *

4 (Esp) (=asombrado) stunned
me has dejado pegado con esa noticia what you've just said has really stunned me o taken me aback, I'm really stunned by what you've just said

5      (Esp)
**   estar pegado      to not have a clue *
no me sé nada del examen, estoy pegado      I haven't got a clue about the exam *

b sm (Med) (=parche) sticking plaster, Band-Aid ^® (EEUU)

Translation Spanish - English Collins Dictionary

estar pegado

exp.

to not have a clue

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quedarse pegado	exp.	get fried	(MODISMOS)

quedarse pegado	exp.	to get an electric shock	(MODISMOS)

me has pegado la gripe	exp.	you've given me the flu

le han pegado un puntapié	exp.	they gave him a kick

le han pegado un puntapié	exp.	they kicked him

¡qué susto me has pegado!	exp.	what a fright you gave me!

pon el piano pegado a la pared	exp.	put the piano right up {o} flush against the wall

se te ha pegado el acento andaluz	exp.	you've picked up an Andalusian accent

me has dejado pegado con esa noticia	exp.	I'm really stunned by what you've just said

oler a pegado	exp.	to smell burnt

Andrés me ha pegado	exp.	Andrés hit me

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'pegado' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
stuck	adv.	pegado

pasting	n.	el pegado	[INFO]

paste special	o.	pegado especial	[Comp.]

graphic pasting	n.	el pegado gráfico	[INFO]

flush against the wall	adj.	pegado a la pared

it stuck to the wall	exp.	quedó pegado a la pared

he's done fuck-all today	exp.	hoy no ha pegado ni golpe

be under one's feet	exp.	tener pegado / molestando a alguien

it's stuck fast	exp.	está bien pegado

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"pegado": examples and translations in context


El rebozado envolvería las bobinas de la cesta y se quedaría pegado.	The batter will wrap around the basket coils and get stuck.
Ella es, obviamente, pegado en lo que ese tipo le hizo.	She's obviously stuck on whatever that guy did to her.
Finalmente estas piezas frezadas se han pegado y reforzado con tubos de hierro.	Thereafter the foam parts are glued together and reinforced with iron tubes.
Cram se bajó primero, con un móvil pegado a la oreja.	Cram got out first, a cell phone glued to his ear.
Ha pegado a un niño, y eso va contra la ley.	He hit a kid, and it's against the law.
Pero no te va a dejar de querer porque le hayas pegado.	But he won't stop loving you because you did hit him.

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