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apagarse

to go out

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apagarse

1. (to blow out)

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.

2. (to stop working)

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.

3. (to abate)

a. to die down

Por fin, el viento empezaba a apagarse.At last, the wind was dying down.

4. (to dissipate)

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.

apagar

5. (to disconnect)

a. to turn off

Apaga la luz antes de irte.Turn off the light before you go.

b. to switch off

Hijo, apaga el radio por favor.Son, switch off the radio please.

c. to put out

Acuérdate de apagar las luces antes de acostarte.Remember to put the lights out before you go to bed.

6. (to cause to stop burning)

a. to put out

Ron apagó las velas del candelabro.Ron put out the candles on the candelabra.

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)

Please extinguish your cigarette before entering the hospital.Por favor apaga tu cigarro antes de entrar al hospital.

7. (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.

8. (to pacify)

a. to calm

Nada le podría apagar la ira que sentía.Nothing would be able to calm his anger.

b. to soothe

Esta crema apagará el ardor del piquete.This cream will soothe the burning sensation from the bite.

9. (to tone down)

a. to muffle

La cantante puso unos tapones en los oídos para apagar el ruido de la banda de la fiesta.The singer put earplugs in her ears to muffle the noise of the band at the festival.

b. to soften

Usé un filtro en el lente para apagar los colores.I used a filter on the lens to soften the colors.

apagar

1. (fuego, incendio)

a. to put out

2. (luz)

a. to switch off

3. (vela)

a. to extinguish

4. (aparato)

a. to turn o switch off

apagar el fuego de la cocinato turn o switch off the cooker

“por favor apaguen sus cigarrillos”“please extinguish your cigarettes”

5. (sed)

a. to quench

6. (dolor)

a. to get rid of

7. (color)

a. to soften

8. (sonido)

a. to muffle

9. (fuego, vela, luz)

a. to go out

tarda un par de minutos en apagarseit takes a couple of minutes to switch itself off

10. (sed)

a. to be quenched

11. (dolor, rencor)

a. to die down

12. (color)

a. to fade

13. (sonido)

a. to die away

14. (brillo)

a. to become dull

15. (ilusión)

a. to die, to be extinguished

apagar

transitive verb

1 [+fuego, vela, cerilla] to put out; (soplando) to blow out

apagó el cigarrillo en el cenicero he put out o stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray

por favor, apaguen sus cigarrillos please extinguish all cigarettes

(entonces) apaga y vámonos let's forget it (then)

si después de este consejo vas a seguir haciendo lo que te de la gana, entonces apaga y vámonos

2 (Electricidad y Eléctronica) to turn off; switch off

apaga la luz/tele turn o switch the light/TV off; apagó el motor y salió del coche she switched off the engine and got out of the car; apagar el sistema (Informática) to close o shut down the system

3 [+sed] to quench

4 [+ira] to calm; [+rencor] to pacify

5 [+dolor] to take away; soothe

6 [+sonido] to muffle; deaden; (Música) to mute

7 [+color] to tone down; soften

8 [+cal] to slake

9 (And) (Caribe) [+arma de fuego] to empty; discharge

pronominal verb

apagarse

1 [+fuego, vela] to go out; (con el viento) to blow out; [+volcán] to become extinct

2 [+luz] to go out; [+aparato] (automáticamente) to switch off; go off; (por avería) to stop working

el motor se apaga en caso de incendio the engine switches off if there is a fire; la tele se me apagó durante el partido the TV stopped working during the match

3 [+ira, rencor] to subside; die away

su entusiasmo se apagó con los años his enthusiasm died away o subsided over the years

4 [+sonido] to die away

5 [+persona] to fade (away)

su vida se apaga his life is coming to an end o ebbing away; su mirada se apagó con los años the light went out of her eyes over the years

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apagarse la luz

to go out

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Present Participle: apagando

Past Participle: apagado,apago

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	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	me apago	me apagué	me apagaba	me apagaría	me apagaré
tú	te apagas	te apagaste	te apagabas	te apagarías	te apagarás
él/ella/Ud.	se apaga	se apagó	se apagaba	se apagaría	se apagará
nosotros	nos apagamos	nos apagamos	nos apagábamos	nos apagaríamos	nos apagaremos
vosotros	os apagáis	os apagasteis	os apagabais	os apagaríais	os apagaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	se apagan	se apagaron	se apagaban	se apagarían	se apagarán