agarrar

English translation of agarrar

1 (sujetar) to grab, get hold of me agarró del brazo (para apoyar) = she took hold of my arm; (con violencia, rapidez) = she grabbed me by the arm Definition of grab in the British & World English dictionary Definition of grab in the US English dictionary Translate grab | into French | into German | into Italian

2 (esp AmL) [objeto] (tomar) to take; (atajar) to catch agarra un papel y toma nota = get a piece of paper and take this down Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into French | into German | into Italian

3 (AmL) (pescar, atrapar) to catch si lo agarro, lo mato = if I get o lay my hands on him, I'll kill him Definition of catch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of catch in the US English dictionary Translate catch | into French | into German | into Italian

4 (esp AmL) (adquirir) [resfriado/pulmonía] to catch; [costumbre/vicio] to pick up; [ritmo] to get into; [velocidad] to gather, pick up agarrarle cariño a algn = to grow fond of sb le agarró asco = he got sick of it le he agarrado odio = I've come to hate him Definition of catch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of catch in the US English dictionary Translate catch | into French | into German | into Italian

5 (AmL) (entender) [indirecta/chiste] to get Definition of get in the British & World English dictionary Definition of get in the US English dictionary Translate get | into French | into German | into Italian

1 (asir, sujetar) toma, agarra = here, hold this agarra por ahí = take hold of that part

2 [planta/injerto] to take; [tornillo] to grip, catch; [ruedas] to grip; [tinte] to take Definition of take in the British & World English dictionary Definition of take in the US English dictionary Translate take | into French | into German | into Italian

Derivatives

v pron

1 (asirse) to hold on agárrate bien or fuerte = hold on tight agarrarse a or de algo = to hold on to sth iban agarrados del brazo = they were walking along arm in arm Definition of hold on in the British & World English dictionary Definition of hold on in the US English dictionary Translate hold on | into French | into German | into Italian

2 [dedo/manga] to catch me agarré el dedo en el cajón = I caught my finger in the drawer Definition of catch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of catch in the US English dictionary Translate catch | into French | into German | into Italian

3 (esp AmL) [resfriado/pulmonía] to catch agarrarse una borrachera = to get drunk agarrarse un disgusto/una rabieta = to get upset/into a temper Definition of catch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of catch in the US English dictionary Translate catch | into French | into German | into Italian

4 (AmL) (fam) (pelearse) to get into a fight se agarraron a patadas = they started kicking each other agarrarse con algn = to have a set-to with sb (colloq)