regar

to water

regar(rreh-gahr)

transitive verb

1. (to drench with water)

a. to water

Regué las plantas esta mañana.

I watered the plants this morning.

b. to irrigate

Los aspersores riegan el jardín con agua regenerada.

Sprinklers irrigate the garden with reclaimed water.

c. to hose down

Tras la tormenta, barrí todas las hojas y regué toda la porquería de mi jardín trasero.

After the storm, I swept all the leaves and hosed down the dirt from my backyard.

2. (geography)

a. to flow through

El río riega el valle, abasteciendo a las aldeas de alrededor de agua fresca.

The river flows through the valley supplying the surrounding villages with freshwater.

3. (to cause to flow)

a. to spill

Regó el vino por toda la mesa.

She spilled the wine all over the table.

4.

(colloquial)

(to fail)

(Mexico)

a. to screw up

(colloquial)

¡Ya la regaste!

You screwed it up!

5. (to sprinkle)

a. to scatter

Mientras cargaba sus juguetes, tropezó y los regó por el suelo.

While carrying his toys, he tripped and scattered them all over the floor.

6. (to disseminate)

(Latin America)

a. to spread

Alguien ha estado regando noticias falsas sobre mí.

Someone has been spreading fake news about me.

regarse

reflexive verb

7. (to bathe)

(Latin America)

a. to shower

Al regarte con agua caliente, frota tu cuerpo con azúcar para exfoliarte la piel.

When showering with warm water, scrub your body with sugar to exfoliate your skin.

b. to take a shower

Siempre me riego con agua fría en el verano para refrescarme.

I always take cold showers in the summer to feel refreshed.

pronominal verb

8. (to disperse)

(Central America)

a. to scatter

Los protestantes se regaron presos del pánico cuando llegó la policía.

The protesters scattered in panic when the police arrived.

9. (to become cross)

(Caribbean)

a. to get angry

Mi novia se regó porque la llamé por el nombre de mi exnovia.

My girlfriend got angry because I called her by my ex-girlfriend's name.

regar

transitive verb

1. (con agua; planta, campo)

a. to water

2. (calle)

a. to hose down

regaron la comida con un buen vino tintothey washed down the meal with a good red wine

3. (sujeto: río)

a. to flow through

el río que riega la regiónthe river which flows through the region

4. (sujeto: vasos sanguíneos)

a. to supply with blood

esta arteria riega de sangre los pulmonesthis artery supplies blood to the lungs

5. (desparramar)

a. to sprinkle, to scatter

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regar

transitive verb

1 [+planta, parterre] to water; [+campo, terreno] to irrigate; [+calle] to hose down

regar la garganta

regó la carta con lágrimas 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) (derramar) to spill; (derribar) to knock over; knock down

7 (Caribe) (pegar) to hit

intransitive verb

1 (Caribe) (bromear) to joke

está regando she's having us on (familiar)

2 (Caribe) (actuar sin pensar) to act rashly

3

regarla (México) (fracasar) to screw it up (muy_familiar); make a mess of it

pronominal verb

regarse

1 (Centroamérica) (México) (dispersarse) to scatter; scatter in all directions

2 (Caribe) (enfadarse) to get cross

3 (Latinoamérica) (ducharse) to shower; take a shower