jalar
/xaˈlaɾ/ verb B1- to pull
- to draw (in); to attract · El circo jala a todos los hijos del pueblo. The circus draws all the town's children.· Las dramatizaciones lo jalan. The plays appeal to him.
- to eat with great appetite
- to pull (together)
- to hurry along; to get along
- to function properly; to be in working order
- to work, to have a job
- to fail (an exam, a subject or an academic year at school or university) · Asu mano, jalé tres cursos este ciclo, weón. Jeez man, I've failed three subjects this semester, bro· Ojalá no jale el examen de mañana. I hope I don't fail tomorrow's exam
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- jalar
- Gerund
- jalando
- Past participle
- jalado
- Present (yo)
- jalo
- Preterite (yo)
- jalé
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