will gag
gag(
gahg
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la mordaza (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The police took the gag out of the hostage's mouth.El policía quitó la mordaza de la boca del rehén.
2. (figurative) (legal)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. la mordaza (F) (figurative)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The judge put a gag on the plaintiff until the case was resolved.El juez le puso una mordaza al demandante hasta que se resolviera el caso.
3. (joke)
b. la broma (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The class played a gag on their teacher, but he didn't know it was meant to be a gag.La clase le hizo una broma al maestro, pero él no sabía que se suponía que fuera una broma.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. amordazar
The kidnappers gagged the journalist with tape.Los secuestradores amordazaron al periodista con cinta.
5. (figurative) (to silence)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. amordazar (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
The candidate said that private interests are gagging the media.El candidato dijo que hay intereses particulares que están amordazando los medios.
b. silenciar
The government tried to gag the whistleblower.El gobierno intentó silenciar al denunciante.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (to retch)
a. tener arcadas
If you don't stop talking about how wonderful your boyfriend is, I'm going to gag.Si no dejas de hablar sobre lo maravilloso que es tu novio, voy a tener arcadas.
b. sentir náuseas
When I saw all the blood from Sean's bloody nose, it made me gag.Cuando vi la sangre que salía de la nariz de Sean, me hizo sentir náuseas.
a. atragantarse con
I almost gagged on the banana because I ate it so fast.Casí me atraganté con el plátano por comerlo tan rápido.
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