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"Diez" is a form of "diez", an adjective which is often translated as "ten". "Apagar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to turn off". Learn more about the difference between "apagar" and "diez" below.
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
c. to put out
Acuérdate de apagar las luces antes de acostarte.Remember to put the lights out before you go to bed.
b. to blow out
Apaga las velas del pastel y pide un deseo.Blow out the candles on the cake and make a wish.
c. extinguish (formal)
Por favor apaga tu cigarro antes de entrar al hospital.Please extinguish your cigarette before entering the hospital.
3. (to satisfy)
a. to quench
Con este calor, ni diez litros de agua podrían apagar mi sed.With this heat, not even ten liters of water could quench my thirst.
4. (to pacify)
apagarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to go out
Una ráfaga pasó por una grieta y la vela se apagó.A gust of wind came in through a crack, and the candle went out.
a. to go off
Escuché una explosión y en enseguida se apagaron las luces.I heard an explosion, and then the lights went off straightaway.
8. (to abate)
a. to fade
Después de tantos años de luchar sin conseguir nada, los anhelos ya se le habían apagado.After so many years of struggling to no avail, her dreams had faded.
b. to go out
La chispa en los ojos de mi abuelo no se apagó hasta el último momento de su vida.The spark in my grandfather's eyes didn't go out until his dying moments.
c. to wane
El deseo de quitar al dictador no se está apagando frente a la represión.The desire to remove the dictator isn't waning in the face of repression.
diez(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (number)
a. ten
Ella lleva un diez en su camiseta en honor a su jugadora favorita.She wears a ten on her jersey in honor of her favorite player.
b. tenth (in dates)
Celebraremos mi cumpleaños el diez de enero.We'll celebrate my birthday on the tenth of January.
