| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| pegar⇒ vtr | (adherir con pegamento) | stick⇒ vtr |
| | (attach) | paste⇒, glue⇒ vtr |
| | Pegué las fotos en el álbum. |
| | I stuck the photos in the album. |
| pegar vtr | (unir, sujetar) | sew on vtr + prep |
| | | attach⇒, fasten⇒ vtr |
| | Pegué los botones que se le cayeron a la camisa. |
| | I sewed on the buttons that came off her shirt. |
| pegar vtr | (golpe: asestar) (strike) | give⇒ vtr |
| | | hit⇒, strike⇒ vtr |
| | Juan le pegó una patada al balón. |
| | Juan gave the ball a kick. |
| pegarle a vi + prep | (maltratar a golpes) | smack⇒, hit⇒ vtr |
| | | beat⇒ vtr |
| | Sus padres le pegaban cuando era pequeño. |
| | ¡No le pegues al perro! |
| | When he was little his parents used to smack (or: hit) him. |
| pegar vtr | (contagiar una enfermedad) | give⇒ vtr |
| | Su hermano le ha pegado la gripe. |
| | Her brother gave her the flu. |
| pegar vtr | (arrimar, juntar) (colloquial) | pull up vtr + prep |
| | | move closer vtr + adj |
| | Pega la mesa a la pared. |
| | Pull the table up against the wall. |
| pegar vtr | informal (realizar una acción) | translation unavailable |
| Note: In English the noun following the Spanish verb "pegar" is used as a verb. So, this sentence would be, "Marcela jumped when she saw a spider on the pillow." |
| | Marcela pegó un salto cuando vio la araña en la almohada. |
| pegar vtr | informal (someter a una acción) | give⇒ vtr |
| | Los niños me pegaron un susto con esas máscaras. |
| | The children gave me a fright with those masks. |
| pegarse⇒ v prnl | (quemarse) | stick to the pan v expr |
| | | burn⇒ vi |
| | Se pegaron las lentejas porque me olvidé de apagar el fuego. |
| | The lentils stuck to the pan because I forgot to turn off the cooker. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| pegarla loc verb | AR, CR, UY: coloquial (atinar, acertar) | be right, guess right vi + adj |
| pegarse algo v prnl | informal (experimentar algo) | have⇒, get⇒ vtr |
| | Nos pegamos un susto cuando llegamos a casa y vimos la ventana rota. |
| | Pablo se pegó una caída saliendo de la ducha. |
| | We got a scare when we got home and saw the broken window. // Pablo had a fall coming out of the shower. |
| pegarle a algo vi + prep | CR, VE (juego: ganar un premio) | win [sth]⇒ vi |
| pegarle a alguien vi + prep | ES: coloquial (ser propio de alguien) | be like [sb] v expr |
| Note: Se usa principalmente en negativo. |
| | Conozco a Carlos y sé que no le pega decir una cosa así. |
| | I know Carlos and I know it is not like him to say such a thing. |