apagar
/apaˈɡaɾ/ verb A2- to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse
- quench, slake (thirst, etc.)
- to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off · Apaga las luces. Quiero dormir. Turn off the lights. I want to sleep.
- to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off
- to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette)
- to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (e.g., a torch)
- to fade; to wane
- to go out, be extinguished
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- apagar
- Gerund
- apagando
- Past participle
- apagado
- Present (yo)
- apago
- Preterite (yo)
- apagué
From the library
Para apagar la sed y calmar el calor hice escala en dos o tres humildes aldehuelas cuyos habitantes lamentaban aún los furores y estragos de la pasada tempestad.
Su sed la fiebre apaga;
—Tu padre estaba chocho: los años apagaron su entendimiento y gastaron su fuerza.
La pobrecilla, no oyendo la amenaza de que si bebía devoraría a su hermano, se apresuró a apagar su sed y alcanzó a tragar unos cuantos sorbos de aquella agua maldita.
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