apretujar
apretujar(
ah
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preh
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too
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hahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to press)
a. to squeeze
Mi hijo me apretujó la mano porque estaba asustado.My son squeezed my hand because he was scared.
b. to squash
El ladrón me apretujó contra la pared y me tenía a punta de pistola.The thief squashed me against the wall and held me at gunpoint.
c. to crush
Mi hermano es un tipo musculoso y siempre me apretuja cuando me abraza.My brother is a big guy and he always crushes me when he hugs me.
2. (to scrunch)
a. to crumple
Luna apretujó la carta y la guardó en el bolsillo.Luna crumpled the letter and put it in her pocket.
b. to screw up
El cliente apretujó la cuenta hasta hacer una bola y la tiró al suelo.The client screwed the bill up into a ball and threw it on the floor.
apretujarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
a. to squeeze together
Los cuatro nos apretujamos en el asiento trasero.The four of us squeezed together in the back seat.
b. to squash together
30 inmigrantes se habían apretujado en el contáiner.30 immigrants had squashed together in the container.
c. to squeeze up (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Los pasajeros del tren se apretujaron para que se cerraran las puertas.The train passengers squeezed up so the doors could close.
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