pega

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pega

feminine noun

1difficulty, hitch (obstáculo) (peninsular Spanish)

also:

pega [pay’-gah]

noun

1The art of joining or cementing things. (f)

2Varnish of pitch put on earthen vessels. (f)

3Act of firing a blast. (f)

4(coll.) A jest, a joke (chasco), a trick, hoax (truco). (f)

5Magpie. (Ornate) (n)

6Snag, difficulty (dificultad). (n)

7Searching question (pregunta). (n)

8Job (trabajo). (Caribbean & Mexico) (n)

9Birdlime (liga). (Caribbean) (n)

pega

sustantivo:femenino

1 (dificultad) snag; problem

todo son pegas there's nothing but problems; poner pegas (objetar a algo) to raise objections; (crear problemas) to cause trouble

de pega (familiar) (falso) false; dud; (familiar) (de imitación) fake; sham; bogus; un billete de pega a dud banknote; (familiar)

3 (acción) sticking

4 (chasco) practical joke; (truco) hoax; trick

5 (paliza) beating; beating-up; (familiar)

6 (Caribe) (S. Cone) (México) (trabajo) work

7 (Caribe) (liga) birdlime

8 (S. Cone) [de enfermedad] infectious period

estar en la pega (S. Cone) to be at one's best

jugar a la pega (And) to play tag

sustantivo:masculino

ser el pega (familiar) to be the one who always sees problems

Paid English to Spanish translation

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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake