regar

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to water

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regar
transitive verb
1to water (con agua) (planta, campo); to hose down (calle)
  • regaron la comida con un buen vino tinto -> they washed down the meal with a good red wine
2to flow through (sujeto: río)
  • el río que riega la región -> the river which flows through the region
3to supply with blood (sujeto: vasos sanguíneos)
  • esta arteria riega de sangre los pulmones -> this artery supplies blood to the lungs
4to sprinkle, to scatter (desparramar)

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regar [ray-gar']
article & verb transitive
1To water (planta), to irrigate (tierra).
2To sprinkle with water: to rain heavily.
3To wash or water countries (ríos, nubes).
4To sprinkle (esparcir). (Figurative)
5To spill (derramar). (Andes & Central America) (m)
6To hit (pegar). (Caribbean) (m)
  • Una costa regada por un mar tranquilo -> a coast washed by a calm sea
verb neuter
7To joke (bromear). (Caribbean) (n)
8To act rashly (actuar sin pensar). (Caribbean) (n)

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regar
verbo:transitivo
1 [+planta, parterre] to water; [+campo, terreno] to irrigate; [+calle] to hose down
regar la garganta
regó la carta con lágrimas (literario) she cried all over the letter
2 (Culin)
regaron la cena con Rioja they washed the meal down with some Rioja; durante la cocción se riega la carne con su jugo whilst it is cooking, baste the meat in its own juice
3 (Geografía) [+río] to water; [+mar] to wash
una costa regada por un mar tranquilo a coast washed by a calm sea
4 [+herida] to wash; bathe;con, de with
5 (esparcir) to sprinkle; scatter
iba regando monedas he was dropping money all over the place
6 (And) (Centroamérica) (familiar) (derramar) to spill; (derribar) to knock over; knock down
7 (Caribe) (pegar) to hit
verbo:intransitivo
1 (Caribe) (familiar) (bromear) to joke
está regando she's having us on; (familiar)
2 (Caribe) (actuar sin pensar) to act rashly
3
regarla (México) (muy_familiar) (fracasar) to screw it up; (muy_familiar) make a mess of it
verbo:pronominal
regarse
1 (Centroamérica) (México) (dispersarse) to scatter; scatter in all directions
2 (Caribe) (familiar) (enfadarse) to get cross
3 (Latinoamérica) (ducharse) to shower; take a shower

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Verb Conjugation for "regar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo riego regué regaba regaré riegue
Tú riegas regaste regabas regarás riegues
Ella/Él/Usted riega regó regaba regará riegue
Nosotros regamos regamos regábamos regaremos reguemos
Vosotros regáis regasteis regabais regaréis reguéis
Ellos/Ustedes riegan regaron regaban regarán rieguen
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