trabarse
trabarse(
trah
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bahr
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seh
)A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
Liberé un delfín que se había trabado con una red de pesca.I freed a dolphin that got tangled up in a fishing net.
a. to get jammed
La puerta se trabó y ahora no podemos salir.The door got jammed and now we can't get out.
a. to get tongue-tied
Estaba muy nervioso y, cuando me tocó hablar a mí, me trabé.I was very nervous and, when it was my time to speak, I got tongue-tied.
a. to get involved
Me voy porque no me quiero trabar en una conversación sobre política.I'm leaving because I don't want to get involved in a conversation about politics.
5. (colloquial) (to smoke marijuana) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to get high (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Alejandro no hace más que trabarse con marihuana y jugar videojuegos.All Alejandro does is get high on pot and play video games.
b. to get stoned (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Diana dijo que nunca se había trabado ni probado el alcohol.Diana said she never got stoned or tried alcohol.
trabar
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to hinder
Las nuevas regulaciones traban la mejora en los servicios de salud.The new regulations hinder the improvement of health services.
b. to obstruct
Hay un camión trabando la entrada al túnel.There is a truck obstructing the entrance to the tunnel.
a. to strike up
El rey de Inglaterra trabó una alianza con el rey de Francia.The king of England struck up an alliance with the king of France.
b. to start up
Trabamos amistad cuando comenzamos a trabajar juntos.We started up a friendship when we started working together.
a. to fasten
Traba el cinturón de seguridad antes de encender el auto.Fasten your seat belt before you turn on the car.
a. to hold shut (to leave closed)
Trabé las puertas del gabinete con una cuchara de madera.I held the cabinet doors shut with a wooden spoon.
b. to wedge shut (to leave closed)
El piloto trabó la puerta desde adentro.The pilot wedged the door shut from the inside.
c. to hold open (to leave open)
Hacía mucho calor y tuve que trabar la ventana con un destornillador.It was really hot and I had to hold the window open with a screwdriver.
d. to wedge open (to leave open)
Traba la puerta con un pedazo de papel o te quedarás encerrado.Wedge the door open with a piece of paper or you will be locked in.
10. (to condense)
11. (to link)
a. to weave together
Esta biografía traba todos los elementos de la vida del actor desde la infancia hasta su éxito.This biography weaves together all the elements of the actor's life from childhood through to his success.
12. (to tether)
a. to hobble
Pasemos la noche acá. Traben los caballos y arranquen una fogata.Let's spend the night here. Hobble your horses and start a fire.
13. (to connect)
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