rag

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rag
[ræg]
sustantivo
1trapo (m) (piece of cloth)
  • rags -> harapos mpl (clothes)
  • to go from rags to riches -> salir de la miseria y pasar a la riqueza
  • rag doll -> muñeca (f) de trapo
  • the rag trade (familiar) -> la industria de la moda
2periodicucho (m) (familiar Pej) (newspaper)
sustantivo
1broma (f) (Old-fashioned) (prank) (británico)
  • rag week (universidad) -> = semana en que los estudiantes colectan dinero para obras de caridad
verbo transitivo (pt & pp ragged)
2pitorrearse de (tease)

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rag [ræg][rag]
sustantivo
1Trapo, andrajo, harapo, jirón (piece of cloth).
  • Rag doll -> muñeca de trapo
2 (plural)
3Canto agudo o saliente de un trozo de metal o de una roca; risco.
4Periodicucho. (Coloquial)
Vestidos usados, rasgados.

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rag [ræɡ]
noun
1 (piece of cloth) trapo; (m)rags (old clothes) harapos; (m) trapos viejos; (m)
to be in rags andar estar en harapos;or dressed in rags cubierto de harapos; from rags to riches de pobre a rico; to feel like a wet rag (informal) estar hecho un trapo
to put on one's glad rags vestirse de domingo
to chew the rag (US) (informal) (chat) charlar; pasar el rato; (argue) discutir
it's like a red rag to a bull no hay nada que más le enfurezca
to lose one's rag (Britain) (very_informal) perder los estribos
The bloke pushed Melvin out of the way and he lost his rag and hit him Everyone said Wright did well simply because he didn't lose his rag with anyone
2 (informal) (newspaper) periodicucho; (informal) (m) periódico de mala muerte; (m) (informal)
modifier
rag doll (n) muñeca de trapo; (f)
the rag trade (informal) (n) la industria de la confección
rag [ræɡ]
noun
(practical joke) broma pesada; (f) (Univ) (parade) fiesta benéfica (de estudiantes); (f)
verb:transitive
(tease) tomar el pelo a; (informal)
they were ragging him about his new tie le estaban tomando el pelo con la corbata nueva; (informal)
verb:intransitive
guasearse; bromear
I was only ragging lo dije en broma; era solo una broma
modifier
rag week (n) semana de funciones benéficas (estudiantiles); (f)
Los universitarios británicos suelen organizar cada año lo que llaman rag week. Es costumbre que, durante esa semana, los estudiantes se disfracen y salgan así vestidos a la calle, pidiendo dinero a los transeúntes con el fin de recaudar fondos para fines benéficos.
rag week

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Verb Conjugation for "rag"

Imperative
  • rag
  • you rag
  • he/she rags
  • we rag
  • you rag
  • they rag
Preterite
  • I ragged
  • you ragged
  • he/she ragged
  • we ragged
  • you ragged
  • they ragged
Present Continuous
  • I am ragging
  • you are ragging
  • he/she is ragging
  • we are ragging
  • you are ragging
  • they are ragging
Present Perfect
  • I have ragged
  • you have ragged
  • he/she has ragged
  • we have ragged
  • you have ragged
  • they have ragged
Past Continuous
  • I was ragging
  • you were ragging
  • he/she was ragging
  • we were ragging
  • you were ragging
  • they were ragging
Past Perfect
  • I had ragged
  • you had ragged
  • he/she had ragged
  • we had ragged
  • you had ragged
  • they had ragged
Future
  • I will rag
  • you will rag
  • he/she will rag
  • we will rag
  • you will rag
  • they will rag
Future Perfect
  • I will have ragged
  • you will have ragged
  • he/she will have ragged
  • we will have ragged
  • you will have ragged
  • they will have ragged
Future Continuous
  • I will be ragging
  • you will be ragging
  • he/she will be ragging
  • we will be ragging
  • you will be ragging
  • they will be ragging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been ragging
  • you have been ragging
  • he/she has been ragging
  • we have been ragging
  • you have been ragging
  • they have been ragging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been ragging
  • you will have been ragging
  • he/she will have been ragging
  • we will have been ragging
  • you will have been ragging
  • they will have been ragging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been ragging
  • you had been ragging
  • he/she had been ragging
  • we had been ragging
  • you had been ragging
  • they had been ragging
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