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1 atascarse
1 (bloquearse) to get blocked, get blocked up, get clogged2 (mecanismo) to jam, get jammed, get stuck3 figurado (estancarse) to get tangled up, get bogged down* * *VPR1) [en lodazal] to get stuck; (Aut) to get into a jam; [motor] to stall2) (fig) (=no poder seguir) to get bogged down; [en discurso] to dry up *3) [cañería] to get clogged up4) LAm (Med) to have an internal blockage* * *(v.) = be hung up onEx. As for the question of main entry, I think we're hung up on the terminology.* * *(v.) = be hung up onEx: As for the question of main entry, I think we're hung up on the terminology.
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■atascarse verbo reflexivo
1 (obstruirse) to become obstructed o blocked
2 fig (quedarse bloqueado) to get bogged down
' atascarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atorarse
- atascar
English:
bog down
- jam
- mire
- stick
- clog
- stall
* * *vpr1. [tubería] to get blocked up;se ha atascado el retrete the toilet is blocked2. [mecanismo] to get stuck o jammed;se atascó la puerta y no pudimos abrirla the door got stuck o jammed and we couldn't get it open3. [detenerse] to get stuck;el camión quedó atascado en la carretera the truck got stuck on the road4. [al hablar]recitó toda la lista sin atascarse she reeled off the whole list without hesitating once;se atascó al pronunciar mi nombre he got his tongue tied in a knot when he tried to say my namenomás vinieron a la fiesta a atascarse they only came to the party to stuff themselvessiempre que comen espaguetis, los escuincles se atascan whenever they eat spaghetti, the kids get into a real mess* * *v/rse ha atascado el tubo the pipe’s blocked2 al hablar dry up* * *vr1) : to become obstructed2) : to get bogged down3) pararse: to stall* * *atascarse vb1. (no poder moverse) to get stuck2. (obstruirse) to get blocked
См. также в других словарях:
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